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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

53% approve of CEO

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
5.0
Dec 27, 2016

Great place to work at

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Entire staff team was friendly, flexible hours

Cons

Tends to get extra busy the day right after holidays

5.0
Dec 21, 2016

Work with what you got.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

lunch time that pretty much no one bothering you one bit.

Cons

I did volunteer work they was on top of me because i was late so i got the boss talk

1.0
Dec 18, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Health benefits, the name "New York Public Library"

Cons

There is no "merit based" acknowledgement. You can do the bare minimum or go above and beyond and you get treated the same.This is fine if you just want a city job where you keep your head down and do the same boring thing everyday to get a pension, then this is the place for you. If you are friends with someone above you, you can get away with anything and the union does nothing to help. New librarians that pay thousands of dollars for the MLS will be shocked when they find themselves having to answer to managers that have no MLS degrees and have no passion for the field.

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