Scholastic reviews

3.4

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,174 total reviews)
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Dick Robinson

44% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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).

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1K reviews
1.0
Feb 9, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The coworkers were the best thing about this place.

Cons

Where can I start? Management that treat you as if you are lazy when in fact you are working so hard you go home with headaches. Doesn't matter if your revenue is way up for that season if you are one book fair short of your goal. Doesn't matter if you are 20 fairs above fair count if you don't have 15 hours of phone time per week. Doesn't matter that librarians are running several schools' libraries at once and don't have time to hang on the phone with you. Management rules by intimidation and threats. Most manager have not done the actual job that they are supervising so it is easy for them to say that you can find someone else at the school to "save the fair."

3.0
Aug 15, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good learning opportunity. Excellent trainings and investment into education that support growth. Nice office.

Cons

Lack of overall support, organization, and direction from leadership. A LOT to improve. Lack of structure and support makes this experience extremely difficult. Way too many meetings which were a MASSIVE waste of time. There is a lack of process between teams which again make finding answers and streamlining difficult. In this role, you’ll be you’re own marketing project manager, marketing operations and coordinator and more — so expect regular long hours and working on weekends. Onboarding was also virtually non existent.

3.0
Jun 6, 2022

People Are Well-Intentioned

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice People -- at least the ones who actually do the work.

Cons

Management is in transition and confused.

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