STAY AWAY from this place, it will suck the life out of you! - Anonymous employee Scholastic Employee Review

1.0
Feb 10, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Once in a while you may be fortunate enough to be one of the first to enter the company book store for reasonably priced books/items

Cons

- Employee inequality between "casual" employees and "full-time" employees ... good luck EVER getting benefits or a decent raise if you are hired as casual - ALL "Newmarket" employees that joined Markham head office were deemed "full time" while those at Markham with more seniority remain at casual for no rhyme or reason - There use to be a "gym" with 3 pieces of equipment until Management decided they didn't want to maintain them ... good new is there is a room with carpet so you can complete your yoga - There is no advancement based on merit ... those that work hard get treated the same or worse than those that do the very minimum - Management talks a lot about employees being important, safety is priority, thanks for working hard during tough times BUT they don't put there $ where there mouth is .... start showing employees they are important, start acting on safety notifications .... too much blah blah blah! - Management says "door is always open" however they electronically control door access and most warehouse employees don't have easy access - just seems ironic! - Company seems behind, focusing on hard copy books and little indication that electronic books is focus for the future ... Is Management forward thinking???

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