Scholastic reviews

3.3

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,174 total reviews)
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44% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Scholastic has an employee rating of 3.3 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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1.0
Jan 21, 2019

RUN!!

Recommend
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Pros

Free water and access to Wifi. And free food a couple times a year to keep us fat.

Cons

You feel like a low grade car sales person. The management is always against you. If you do decide to accept a position at the Cincinnati office, there is only one supervisor that actually thinks of her team. Each day is full of unmanageable tasks that include harassing over worked teacher and librarians to have mediocre book fairs, that are filled with empty promises. Once you wear them down, you are then required to bully them into take "Scholastic Dollars" for their profit from the fair. DO NOT get sucked into "the mission" to help kids get books. The only "mission" that Scholastic has is to under pay their employees and make as much money as they can. Oh, and the summers off they will manipulate you with...is UNPAID!!

3.0
Sep 19, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Access to books galore - Company discount (the store in NYC has closed since then so I am not sure how they do this now) We used to get 30% regular and special days it would be 40% or 50% at the store. - Access to author signings and events that you can bring your kids to - Cafeteria & Nurse on site in NYC - Gym on site in NYC

Cons

- Management expected long hours and wanted employees on call 24/7 - Salaries are not that great if you are not Director level or above - Benefits used to be a lot better but every year since 2011 they have cut benefits - Used to be a family oriented company with excellent maternity benefits and 401K but that has been cut

2.0
Jan 7, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

- You can be a part of a company that gets inexpensive books into the hands of children, which will make you feel good at the end of the day. And that will keep you going when it gets tough. - The majority of employees are incredibly sweet, helpful, and welcoming. - Pay is decent for the industry

Cons

- Horribly managed. A public company, still led by the founder's son, who must approve every single hire. Ludicrous for a public company with thousands of employees. This obviously makes the hiring process tedious and barely worth it. They will offer you a temporary "temp" position to get you started quickly, promising you'll be permanent within 3 months. Multiply that by at least 4 and you have your real time line. - This company keeps so many employees at "temp" status just to avoid paying benefits for them. Its disgusting what they will do to loyal and reliable employees who have been temps for years and don't get rewarded for their service. - This company is living in the 80s and refuses to make any technological changes to keep up with the changing atmosphere in publishing, which can be incredibly frustrating. - Upper management is totally out of touch with the business and its needs, and will spend ridiculous amounts of money on first class flights, 5 star hotels, and massive re-prints, and then turn around and have a round of layoffs. This is not a lead-by-example company. - The bottom line is that everyone is overworked and incredibly under appreciated. Avoid this company if you can.

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