Is Scholastic a good company to work for?

Scholastic has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,372 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 41% of employees would recommend working at Scholastic to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Scholastic have been left by employees working as Warehouse Associate , Manager and Warehouse Worker .

Does Scholastic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Scholastic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Scholastic. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Scholastic?

41% of Scholastic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Scholastic 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scholastic?

Sales Consultant (41) , Warehouse Associate (22) , Director (18) , Inside Sales Representative (17) , Manager (17) , Warehouse Worker (17) , Sales (16) , Product Coordinator (12) , Book Fair Consultant (11) , Editor (11) , Software Engineer (11) , Designer (10) , Marketing (10) , Order Picker (10) , Account Executive (9)

What are the pros of working at Scholastic according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and a nice company" ((in 125 reviews)); "Good benefits and security" ((in 77 reviews)); "Work life balance can be good if you're not on a tight deadline" ((in 65 reviews)); "Some coworkers are great." ((in 35 reviews)); "flexible hours and within drivable distance from home." ((in 29 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Scholastic according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and difficult to move up in the company" ((in 92 reviews)); "It strains the back out and the pay is too low" ((in 58 reviews)); "The upper management and some of the middle management is pretty awful." ((in 56 reviews)); "Salary was low." ((in 37 reviews)); "Poor leadership; disjointed business units" ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Scholastic layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Scholastic layoffs and their outlook for job security at Scholastic in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Scholastic locations?

New York , Jefferson City , Lake Mary , Saint Charles , Neosho , West Chester , Los Angeles , Cincinnati , Houston , Olympia , Kennesaw , Chicago , Fenton , Charlotte , Dallas , Secaucus , Saint Louis , Raleigh , Roselle , Milwaukee , Waco , Indianapolis , Orlando , Watertown , Cranbury , Brooklyn , Phoenix , San Diego , Fremont , Danbury

Scholastic reviews

3.4

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,174 total reviews)

Dick Robinson

44% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Scholastic has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,174 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Scholastic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Oct 10, 2023

Too much micro-managing

Sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I loved working for Scholastic - their mission used to be to get books in kids' hands and I was all for it. It used to be a fun company to work for. Working remote was awesome. Great benefits. Company is very diverse & supportive of ALL.

Cons

Things have changed with new management. So much micro-managing. Set amount of calls you had to make per day, set amount of hours you had to be on the phone per day. Unnecessary meetings every week. Just became a daily struggle to stay motivated every day. I never felt like I did a good enough job, or did enough.

2.0

Jan 26, 2023

My coworkers and I used to love our jobs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with schools and getting books into the hands of kids is rewarding. Scholastic Book Fairs is a beloved institution but the loss of book people and addition of entertainment industry MBAs has changed the focus of the company significantly. Summers off are nice.

Cons

Used to be a balance of books/literacy focus and profits but they have used COVID as an excuse to cut people and It's gone from a very rewarding job to a misery. Middle management is bloated and redundant and manages people as a group instead of individually. Lots of lip-service to DEIB but conveniently leaves pay equity out of any discussion.

1.0

May 4, 2021

You are replaceable

Sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work hours are nice when it comes to a work, life balance

Cons

Management sucks. They have an old school sales mentality and do not want to evolve with new strategies.

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