Great Mission bad delivery - Anonymous employee Scholastic Employee Review

3.0
May 17, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

What's not to like about a company that's main mission is to get books to kids. Great place for working moms. Good work/life balance

Cons

Outside of the blockbuster hits like Hunger Games and Harry Potter, the rest of the business model seems to be floundering and they are still feeling their way in the ecommerce space. It's hard to get excited when you are cutting back your budgets every other year.

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Cons

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