Scholastic Employee Reviews
Out of 146 Scholastic employee reviews, 65% were positive. The remaining 35% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Scholastic improve their work culture. The Sales team, with 60% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Scholastic compared to all other departments at the company. The Operations team offered the most constructive feedback, with 42% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
The leadership team is listening to the field, sales, and marketing to remove silos, increase efficiency, customer success, and student outcomes.
Posted 15 days ago
Passion and empathy for the goal of the company and the teams working toward those goals
They listen and always try to help
I love how much they care about the Scholastic Mission and Values, constantly keeping the customer and employees in mind when building our company priorities. The best managers and directors embody this dedication and inspire everyone on the team to work together to build the future of our company.
Empathic and focused on our mission!
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Communication, strategy, aligning resources more effectively.
Rehire a professional HR department outside of the company that will hire a qualified candidate for their positions. Make the work about production more and just show up less. Less strict on attendance and more strict on managers' training and working on the floor instead of walking around
Setting a vision and goals that are attainable. Understanding the inner working of each department, the tasks at hand and the need for proper staffing. Connecting the department to work towards and combined goal.
Being normal people and not robots
Treating employees like people instead of robots. Better training. Training is too short and rushed. Better support to employees on the floor.
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Compensation has changed over the years. Leadership is working to ensure compensation is fair and competitive, especially in a market where funding is limited.
Posted 15 days ago
Paid time off, employee assistance, free onsite dr
I honestly think Scholastic benefits are on par with the best in the country. I feel my role deserves to be paid a more comparative salary to others in my field, but I also know management works to continually reevaluate that standard and I see the results of that review in my compensation package.
Fair compensation overall & great benefits
bi-annual bonus, beautiful office, subsidized lunches
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Basically all healthcare is out of pocket as the deductible is so high. With all of the expected overtime, I earn less than minimum wage
We are well under market compensation for our roles
This job should pay no less then 19 per hour. And make sure that any new person hired gets paid that amount with extensive training to be sure that employee does not walk
you need to pay anyone standing on their feet all day at least 18 per hour, especially with the heavy lifting
Review from Operations Dept
Employees who work there for a long time do not receive adjustments to keep up with the cost of living
What are some of the best things about your team?
Meetings are targeted, and voices are always heard.
Posted 15 days ago
Everyone is mission- and team-oriented, we support each other, and we have fun at work.
They worked as a team believed that the team
They are fun and vibrant, knowledgeable and always willing to learn and improve and be adaptive.
Review from Operations Dept
They are always willing to help anyone
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Be more independent in their thinking.
Managers need to be workers not just talking heads
Review from Operations Dept
Most coworkers are pleasant and helpful.
They need to support one another more.
Review from Operations Dept
Managers need to be better than the employees at labor. Not do as I sat not as I do
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Scholastic welcomes all voices and is well-balanced in representation.
Posted 15 days ago
The people and partners we woek with
Each person worked individually to create a team that was successful
They care about the peoduct that is going out to the children.
The products we make help kids and teacher
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Structure for promotions, recognition and reflection for work done, leadership roles having the ability to reward their staff.
Shut down / stop elevating a Miranda Priestly wannabes standard. Discipline the employees literally sleeping at their desks.
Treat your employees like you believe they can do the job you hired them for. Stop micro-managing. Provide us with the tools to do our jobs. When you ask us what customers are saying, don't say that's not true or educators don't think like that. How do you know? You're not talking to them.
Review from Sales Dept
Treat the employees with respect and not like children.
Review from Operations Dept
What did you like most about the interview process?
They want to know what I could do for the company, not what they could do for me!
It was in person and fairly brief
The HR really cared and helped me a lot
who likes things about job interviews?
Review from Operations Dept
The picture was painted nicely. The company was portrayed as progressive and employee-friendly.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Spend more time on training the employee instead of the politically correct classes. We are at scholastic to send out orders of books without errors and teaching a position and retaining employees is most critical
Better questions if any all
The HR software is atrocious
What makes you most happy at work?
breaks when I have been working a long stretch.
Getting the latest educational research
The fact that we have such a noble mission!
The fact that our customers are children, and they can be very demanding. My job really isn't hard work
Review from Operations Dept
I love my job. It allows me to bring all of my creativity and problem solving skills to the table. I get to constantly do new things and find ways to do better. I get to share my journey with others so they might improve as well. It becomes an adventure every day, even on the hardest ones.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Fire all the HR department and put real Hr that will hire qualified people for DECENT pay
Review from Operations Dept
Shipping delays, lag in customer service responses and lack of a overall message for the company.
Pay is not aligned for the job. Tyrant personalities need to go.
Low pay, seasonals kept under 40 hours so benefits don't have to be given, strict attendance/time off policy, expected to handle contacts in under 5 minutes with no time between contacts. Low employee retention rate could be improved by offering better pay and work/life balance.
It starts from the very top. When you have lazy people in control that allow managers to do nothing but sit and talk all day you send a bad message to those having to work on their feet all day
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