Is Scholastic a good company to work for?

Scholastic has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,372 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 41% of employees would recommend working at Scholastic to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Scholastic have been left by employees working as Warehouse Associate , Manager and Warehouse Worker .

Does Scholastic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Scholastic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Scholastic. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Scholastic?

41% of Scholastic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Scholastic 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scholastic?

Sales Consultant (41) , Warehouse Associate (22) , Director (18) , Inside Sales Representative (17) , Manager (17) , Warehouse Worker (17) , Sales (16) , Product Coordinator (12) , Book Fair Consultant (11) , Editor (11) , Software Engineer (11) , Designer (10) , Marketing (10) , Order Picker (10) , Account Executive (9)

What are the pros of working at Scholastic according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and a nice company" ((in 125 reviews)); "This company offers a good benefits package and employee discounts on their products." ((in 78 reviews)); "Work life balance can be good if you're not on a tight deadline" ((in 68 reviews)); "Some coworkers are great." ((in 37 reviews)); "flexible hours and within drivable distance from home." ((in 29 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Scholastic according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and difficult to move up in the company" ((in 97 reviews)); "It strains the back out and the pay is too low" ((in 60 reviews)); "The upper management and some of the middle management is pretty awful." ((in 54 reviews)); "Salary was low." ((in 40 reviews)); "Poor leadership; disjointed business units" ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Scholastic layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Scholastic layoffs and their outlook for job security at Scholastic in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Scholastic locations?

New York , Jefferson City , Lake Mary , Saint Charles , Neosho , West Chester , Los Angeles , Cincinnati , Houston , Olympia , Kennesaw , Chicago , Fenton , Charlotte , Dallas , Secaucus , Saint Louis , Raleigh , Roselle , Milwaukee , Waco , Indianapolis , Orlando , Watertown , Cranbury , Brooklyn , Phoenix , San Diego , Fremont , Danbury

Scholastic reviews

3.4

41% would recommend to a friend

(229 total reviews)

Dick Robinson

44% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

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Reviews by job title

229 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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3.0

Jul 25, 2013

Salesperson first-book lover second

Book fair consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, benefits and training. Management willing to help. Great job for experienced inside sales professionals who can handle high pressure and muli-tasking. Summers off a plus.

Cons

Micromanaged, high pressure sales- if new to sales- may be intimidating.

3.0

Apr 3, 2013

Nice place to work

Senior editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Scholastic is a lovely place to work. Some plusses: -Nice, respectful people. -Great office location in SoHo NYC! -Good cheap food in the cafeteria (it's also nice to sit up there) -Flexible work options (you can work from home whenever you want) -VERY casual (I wear t-shirt and jeans every day) -No set "hours" - most people roll into the office around 930 or 10. -Benefits are very good (we even have PET INSURANCE!!!) -Global reputation.

Cons

Highly bureaucratic. Many decisions come from upper management (and no, of course they don't know how to do your job!) Even though I'm a full-time employee I was still given an end-date in my contract. Ineffective management. Inappropriate time given to projects. LOTS of work. Expect to take work home over the weekends during crunch times. Many pointless meetings that eat away at your day and lower productivity. Low pay (but, after all, this is publishing!)

2.0

Feb 12, 2013

Don't look behind the curtain

Director of marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

*Scholastic has a great reputation to its customers and the reading public *They provide good literature at very low prices through their book clubs *If you think about the ultimate user of the product, you feel good about what you are doing *Good benefits

Cons

*I found very few people who actually enjoyed their jobs there *The morale is very low, and you feel like there is a black cloud hovering overhead *The company suffers from mismanagement starting at the very top, and the upper level management seems to be engaged in too much internal politicking and maneuvering *The pay isn't worth the agita

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