RedShelf Environment Employee Reviews | Comparably
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RedShelf is a Chicago-based EdTech company helping publishers, schools, and businesses transition to more affordable, engaging, and efficient digital textbooks and course materials. read more
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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
76
TOTAL
RATINGS
2023

RedShelf Environment Employee Reviews

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

Everyone is willing to help and answer questions, particularly for new people

Review from Sales Dept

Our work directly benefits our customer base in a lasting and meaningful way.

Review from Sales Dept

They have created an environment where I feel comfortable being myself always offering words of encouragement.

Review from Customer Success Dept

Most employees really do care about servicing our customers

Review from Customer Success Dept

Everyone is so passionate about the products and I believe that RedShelf is an amazing company and love what we do.

Review from Sales Dept

There is a lot of laughter

Review from Customer Success Dept

Lots of different types of people.

RedShelf's culture is nothing short of positive and welcoming to which it's hard-working and supportive team has played a major role in shaping.

Review from Customer Support Dept

A willingness to try new things, even knowing they might fail.

Review from Engineering Dept

Collaborative, supportive, clear expectations, caring

Review from Customer Success Dept

Very open and honest colleagues! Feel comfortable in sharing information outside of work details.

Review from Customer Success Dept

Fun and welcoming atmosphere where you don't feel like an outsider

Review from Customer Support Dept

In general, people are positive and supportive and interested in helping each other. A huge percentage of the company has turned over in the last year, at just about every level. With so many new faces we're actively feeling out what the new culture will be, which is both a risk and an opportunity.

Review from Engineering Dept

It feels casual, but everyone takes their job seriously

Review from Customer Support Dept

It is open and honest

Review from Engineering Dept

I love the work that we do to help students achieve their educational goals.

Review from Engineering Dept

I enjoy working from home and I hope that remains an option.

Review from Customer Success Dept

Every RedShelfer genuinely wants to do right by the student and the bookstore.

We continue to grow quickly, but it doesn't seem to ruffle the culture. Everyone is busy but makes time for smiles, laughs, and activity. RedShelf also coordinates a ton of events to bring folks together from time to time since we're all remote.

Review from Marketing Dept

We welcome input and value from all levels. We are free to communicate frankly and directly.

Review from Marketing Dept

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

RedShelf...Keep doing what you're doing (do more of what you do best.)

Review from Operations Dept

Team concept. Accountability to each other. Belief that things will get better.

Review from Sales Dept

management needs to encourage constructive feedback and disagreements.

Review from Customer Support Dept

Review Sentiment at RedShelf

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89%
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11%

About RedShelf's Environment

B
77/100

Where This Score Ranks RedShelf's Environment

TOP
35%

In the Top 35% of 1704 similar size companies on Comparably

TOP
20%

In the Top 20% of 175 companies in Chicago

2nd

2nd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

The environment at RedShelf is considered positive by 89% of employees and regarded as having a “comfortably fast” work pace by 41 employees. Relative to its competitors, Barnes & Noble, BenchPrep, Follett Corporation, Goodreads.com, and Follett Software Company, RedShelf's environment score ranks in 2nd place. This also puts them in the Top 35% of 1704 similar sized companies (51-200 Employees) on Comparably and Top 20% of 175 companies in Chicago.

Rate Environment the Highest

  • Department - Marketing
    +10%
  • Department - Operations
    +10%
  • Experience - 3 to 6 Years
    +8%

Rate Environment the Lowest

  • Department - Sales
    -3%
  • Department - Customer Success
    -3%
  • Experience - 1 to 3 Years
    -3%

How RedShelf's Environment Score is Calculated

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Results from 72 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
7 or less3%
858%
1032%
126%
More than 121%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast25%
Comfortably fast57%
Moderate18%
A bit slow0%
Bureaucratic0%
What's the work pace at your company?
AnswerPercent
Positive89%
Negative11%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?
AnswerPercent
Yes58%
No42%
Do you have a close friend at work?
AnswerPercent
5% or Less56%
5-10%28%
10-25%14%
25-50%0%
50%+2%
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