World Book reviews

2.9

40% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

Geoff Broderick

42% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

World Book has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The World Book employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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53 reviews
3.0
Jun 8, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

New President, New Sales Manager New Vision (some positive changes) Seems to be getting better Strong customer base with annual reorders Independence as long as quotas met

Cons

Micromanaged as a new employee. Have to negotiate every aspect of your contract including base pay, commission rate, driving mileage, accounts. Products line is supposed to be unique and special but rarely is. Encourages in-house reps to sell into your territory. Management offers no insights or training.

2.0
Apr 2, 2025

The pay is unrealistic

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-work from home and flexible hours -manager was great to work with but out of touch

Cons

-product is outdated -marketing is horrible. The only marketing startegy is email campaigns yet most customers have opted out of them -tried to attend conferences to get product out and was denied (even though all our competitors attend) -only expense reimbursement is for milelage. Cannot take customers out to lunch or bring them treats with coming out of your own pocket -they set unrealistic and unattainable goals (only 1-3 sales reps ever meet their goals) -sign on with the promise your territory will make x amount of dollars when that is completely unrealistic. Make sure you ask for past year actual sales NOT goals. -expect cold meetings at schools and libraries when many of these buisness do not allow this anymore for safety reasons -worked here for multiple years and never got to meet someone in person, you are really on your own without the support of any coworkers. -no option for growth

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