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Terrible Environment for Workers - Editor Benchmark Education Employee Review

2.0
Jul 1, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

You will work with a lot of talented people. The company has been growing at a time when its competitors have been cutting back. The offices have a nice view although I would have preferred a door!

Cons

There are two top executives and it is kind of a "good cop, bad cop" situation. One is reasonable and the other is not. That one made embarrassing comments about my weight, and I heard her make many other comments that were very rude, having to do with someone's appearance ("you look like a cancer patient", to a woman with short hair). As is often mentioned here that executive spends very much of the time yelling. It is the executive's management style. It drives a lot of talented people away and it hurts continuity within projects, it decreases the institutional memory and it is crushing to morale and productivity. The company has a very bad reputation in the very small educational publishing industry because of this executive's actions, tone and demeanor.

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5.0
Mar 7, 2025
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Pros

I became incensed when I came across the reviews on Glassdoor and wanted to contribute my own review. I suppose things have changed here at Benchmark because I have a completely different view of this organization. I work fully remote from home. The culture is collaborative. People are NICE and very professional!! The 401k benefits match at 25% of my contributions (not 3 or 4% like most companies) AND they have a profit sharing bonus. It's a very inclusive and diverse company. Thank you, Benchmark. I'm going to reach out to other employees and see if we can 'up' these numbers with positive reviews!

Cons

I wish I could visit the main headquarters and meet my peers in-person someday.

2.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

May be manageable if you are 100% remote.

Cons

If you have to be in the New Rochelle office, it is truly a strange place with bizarre, abusive management. The negative reviews are accurate. You will hear yelling, shouting, cursing, and insults thrown around casually. It’s usually directed at individuals. This comes from the very top CEO - the bad vibes trickle down through middle management and onto workers. Turnover is extremely high, lots of layoffs and outsourcing. Occasional free lunch doesn’t make up for the horrible culture. Systems are convoluted and there’s no real training process or HR, so a lot of times one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing.

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