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Benchmark Education

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Educational publishing as a war zone, why? - Editorial Benchmark Education Employee Review

1.0
Dec 19, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Free food on Wednesdays. A lot gets done so the company is on solid footing and continues to grow - there are also talented and aggressive sales people, both in he company and out. There are many talented people in a lot of departments, most of the people working there in fact. (Just not people who value their sanity)

Cons

Who knew that an educational publishing company was such a miserable place to work - the senior management yell at people all day. If that's what they do when things are going well i would hate to see what they do when it goes badly. They hire people as "consultants" at first but they are doing employee work.. I have been told there is "no budget" for raises - for a small family owned company it is tough to blame 'the budget". Some of the reviews on here blame the victims. there is no reason for people to be yelled at in an office setting about absolutely everything, i can see maybe if someone really screwed up, like if a deal fell through because of a mistake someone made, but no, it is over the littlest thing and it is literally every day. Some of the reviews on here look like they were written as damage control. The company knows about its problems but apparently the people involved can't help themselves. It is wrong to blame people for not appreciating being yelled at. They are not the ones with a bad attitude, they just want to be respected. (You would think they could stop yelling while people are waiting for an interview or having a new interview or when they were walking the new employees around, but no.) The pay is low enough too that it does not make up for it - if they paid more I could have some therapy and not feel so stressed by their yelling and berating and all that - some of which is "politically incorrect" (which means, sometimes racist, sexist, sexually inappropriate, anti-fat person, etc.) and that means bullying which clearly has no place.

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5.0
Mar 7, 2025
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Pros

I became incensed when I came across the reviews on Glassdoor and wanted to contribute my own review. I suppose things have changed here at Benchmark because I have a completely different view of this organization. I work fully remote from home. The culture is collaborative. People are NICE and very professional!! The 401k benefits match at 25% of my contributions (not 3 or 4% like most companies) AND they have a profit sharing bonus. It's a very inclusive and diverse company. Thank you, Benchmark. I'm going to reach out to other employees and see if we can 'up' these numbers with positive reviews!

Cons

I wish I could visit the main headquarters and meet my peers in-person someday.

2.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

May be manageable if you are 100% remote.

Cons

If you have to be in the New Rochelle office, it is truly a strange place with bizarre, abusive management. The negative reviews are accurate. You will hear yelling, shouting, cursing, and insults thrown around casually. It’s usually directed at individuals. This comes from the very top CEO - the bad vibes trickle down through middle management and onto workers. Turnover is extremely high, lots of layoffs and outsourcing. Occasional free lunch doesn’t make up for the horrible culture. Systems are convoluted and there’s no real training process or HR, so a lot of times one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing.

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