Great mission, very poor management - Anonymous employee Scholastic Employee Review

2.0
Nov 16, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most famous children's publishing & media company. Great mission. Friendly

Cons

This is the company for someone who can talk, not for someone who can actually do stuff. Looking smart is much more important than being smart here. No actual appreciation for creative and hard work. You will get a just simple lip service if you are lucky. Don't expect any over time or bonus or promotion at all. While they spend huge amount of money due to poor upper management system and decision, they don't want to spend any money for their employee.

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