Closing a World of Possible - Anonymous employee Scholastic Employee Review

2.0
Mar 21, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Excellent work / life balance - Moderately friendly atmosphere - Internal cafeteria and terrace

Cons

- Antiquated business model that is teetering on collapse - Outdated IT systems make doing your job near impossible - Promotions / raises are rare - Executive level fully comprised of ineffective and unqualified individuals, most of whom are in their position due to familial or geographical relations to the president - Misguided directives from higher-ups lead to vast amounts of stockholder value being spent on personal projects that are non necessarily Scholastic-related

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