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New York Public Library reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(615 total reviews)
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Anthony Marx

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44% positive business outlook

New York Public Library has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 615 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The New York Public Library employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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615 reviews
3.0
Apr 6, 2017

Poor Communication!

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Pros

Job Security (Union-backed). Plenty of training available.

Cons

Inflexible, not interested in meeting borough specific programming needs. Fixated on high credentials, but not that interested in professional integrity.

3.0
Mar 22, 2017

Worked for 2 Years at a Busy Branch

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Pros

Great for students as the work schedule can work around your school schedule. No last minute changes or calls telling you to come to work. Generous vacation and holiday policies. You have the ability to earn sick days. Work is straightforward and easy, albeit tiring. You can meet lovely people (staff or patrons), but this really depends on luck and which branch you work at.

Cons

Disorganized management, co-workers with low-morale, not much room for intellectual stimulation if the branch you work at is a busy one. Depending on the people you work with, you're given little to no respect. The work is unsanitary and can be physically taxing (especially at a busy branch, where oftentimes you're expected to run floor to floor in a hurry to get things done). Breaks are short (no time to eat). If you show you're good at your work, prepare to do the work of your co-workers too (not necessarily a bad thing, but the low wage makes this unrewarding). Not everyone knows what they're doing, so you'll be fixing other people's mistakes very often (and they'll keep making the mistakes in most cases, even if you try to address the problem).

3.0
Feb 19, 2017

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Pros

Flexible hours, decent benefit package

Cons

Lack of structure, lack of organization

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