Great company - little upward mobility - Editorial Assistant Scholastic Employee Review

4.0
Apr 27, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great company culture -Beautiful offices in SoHo -Generous pay and time off (12 paid vacation days, 4 personal days, unlimited sick days per year for entry-level employees) -Employees who stay longer are given more flexibility around working from home

Cons

Since it's such an old, established company with great pay and benefits, many employees have been there for over 10 or 20 years, so people aren't leaving their posts, and as such, there are few opportunities to get promoted. Many will leave the company and come back years later when a higher position opens up (it's called the revolving door of Scholastic).

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Remote work and the clients are very nice to work with.

Cons

In my experience, the company's compensation practices lacked transparency and accountability. When employees asked questions about how their earnings, bonuses, or compensation were calculated, clear answers were often difficult to obtain. Decisions affecting employee pay were made without adequate explanation, and requests for clarification frequently went unresolved. What I found particularly concerning was the apparent disconnect between employee compensation outcomes and management compensation. Employees regularly experienced reduced bonuses or earnings, while management and executive leadership appeared largely unaffected by the same business decisions. This created the perception that the financial impact of those decisions was being borne primarily by employees rather than those making them. After repeatedly seeking explanations and receiving few meaningful answers, I lost confidence in the fairness and transparency of the compensation process.

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