Hell on Earth - Sales Consultant Scholastic Employee Review

1.0
Oct 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The only positive aspect of my job was the ability to interact with fabulous co-workers on the sales floor. This is the reason that I was ever hesitant to walk out the doors of Scholastic Book Fairs.

Cons

When I reflect upon my years spent working at Scholastic Book Fairs, many horrendous things come to my mind. My co-workers and I compared working at Scholastic to the following: serving a prison sentence for a felony offense, being a slave on a southern plantation prior to the 13th amendment, and suffocating in the gas chambers under Hitler's rule. Many former employees and current employees have suffered greatly while being subjected to the "Scholastic Book Fairs Regime". Stress, anxiety,and elevated blood pressure are not uncommon problems among the Sales Consultants. Management utilizes tyrannical rants and bullying as its tactics to reprimand its employees.

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