Recorded Books Environment Employee Reviews | Comparably
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Recorded Books
The largest independent publisher of unabridged audiobooks and provider of digital content to the library, school, and retail markets. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
19
TOTAL
RATINGS
262

Recorded Books Environment Employee Reviews

All
Positive
Constructive

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

The team are friendly and encouraging

Have fun and hang out togther

free food every two days a week for selected workers

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Micromanaging needs to stop. If you want to keep quality employees, executive level staff need to relinquish control, even though that might be difficult for them to do. They should guide if necessary, but actually listen to those at the ground level who have more valid input than they realize.

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Review Sentiment at Recorded Books

52
52%
48
48%

About Recorded Books' Environment

D+
62/100

Where This Score Ranks Recorded Books' Environment

BOTTOM
25%

In the Bottom 25% of 1437 similar size companies on Comparably

BOTTOM
20%

In the Bottom 20% of 176 companies in Washington, DC

3rd

3rd place versus 4 competitors rated on Comparably

The environment at Recorded Books is considered positive by 27% of employees and regarded as having an “extremely fast” work pace by 3 employees. Relative to its competitors, Tantor Media, Audible, Inc., Baker & Taylor, and Audiobooks.com, Recorded Books' environment score ranks in 3rd place. This also puts them in the Bottom 25% of 1437 similar sized companies (501-1,000 Employees) on Comparably and Bottom 20% of 176 companies in Washington, DC.

Rate Environment the Highest

  • Ethnicity - Caucasian
    +12%
  • Experience - Over 10 Years
    +12%
  • Gender - Male
    -3%

Rate Environment the Lowest

Not Enough Ratings To Show Who Ranks Environment the Lowest
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How Recorded Books' Environment Score is Calculated

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Results from 11 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
7 or less0%
870%
1030%
120%
More than 120%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast30%
Comfortably fast30%
Moderate20%
A bit slow10%
Bureaucratic10%
What's the work pace at your company?
AnswerPercent
Positive27%
Negative73%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?
AnswerPercent
Yes67%
No33%
Do you have a close friend at work?
AnswerPercent
5% or Less67%
5-10%0%
10-25%0%
25-50%0%
50%+33%
What % of the time are you bored at work?

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