Great company with messy insides - Senior Data Science Analyst Scholastic Employee Review

4.0
Jan 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Stay true to the mission, a lot of really great people, benefits/support, good work life balance

Cons

Management is disorganized sometimes. Seems like they don’t really need cutting edge analytics, they need to stay profitable, modernize to the modern educational landscape, and reach more and more kids who are losing access to books and learning materials

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Pros

Remote work and the clients are very nice to work with.

Cons

In my experience, the company's compensation practices lacked transparency and accountability. When employees asked questions about how their earnings, bonuses, or compensation were calculated, clear answers were often difficult to obtain. Decisions affecting employee pay were made without adequate explanation, and requests for clarification frequently went unresolved. What I found particularly concerning was the apparent disconnect between employee compensation outcomes and management compensation. Employees regularly experienced reduced bonuses or earnings, while management and executive leadership appeared largely unaffected by the same business decisions. This created the perception that the financial impact of those decisions was being borne primarily by employees rather than those making them. After repeatedly seeking explanations and receiving few meaningful answers, I lost confidence in the fairness and transparency of the compensation process.

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