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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
2.0
May 7, 2020

Management is not great

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Pros

As a part time, it's such an easy job, specially for managing time while in school

Cons

The location I have been at, management is horrible and very uncommunicative. The refuse to let you know what's going on and just spring everything on you without asking any time of input, specially when it concerns us.

3.0
Feb 11, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Pretty good salaries (just don't stay too long in the same position for this to be true). Benefits are pretty solid, can work with school schedules if you're going back to school, NYPL looks great on a resume.

Cons

Upper management does not care about employees at all. Managers and assistant managers both micromanage and yet, not manage. You're either stuck having no work for days or weeks (which can be extremely boring) or are bombarded with work with a nearly impossible to deadline to make (which can be extremely stressful), some staff members are petty and lack professionalism among coworkers (though everyone seems to do very well with the patrons). Overall, it's a pretty solid place to work just not for too long.

5.0
Jan 28, 2020

Wonderful place to work

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Pros

- leadership truly cares for employees -flexible working hours -collaborative culture -fun work environment -good work/life balance -tons of opportunities for career growth

Cons

- considering non-profit, low pay - always have to consider strict budget for projects which is very usual for non-profit

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