This place is a joke - Field Sales Assistant Scholastic Employee Review

1.0
Feb 2, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Working from home if you are a field rep, yet you spend most of the time on the road. A good product for the most part, books are a needed item.

Cons

A lot of junk that many teachers and librarians did not want. Management expects unrealistic goals The better you do, the higher your goals get before you earn bonuses. They want to push as many fairs per year per school as possible even if it's not the right thing for a school. Back stabbing from the inside field reps toward the outside reps. Low pay and all the miles ruin your car fast. Too many training days away from family.

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