Scholastic reviews

Not enough resources to deliver the vision without overstressing the team; continuous demands to do more with fewer people and reduced cost

Management at the Distribution Center is stale. Too many people have been in positions of authority for too long. Old ways of doing business. Need new blood at the top. Although they recruit leaders with "Continuous Improvement" experience, they show no real interest in making change or truly changing anything. Not interested in hearing new ideas. Antiquated systems. Top-down "do as I say" management style. No collaboration between Managers and Supervisors. Toxic work atmosphere. Lots of retention bonuses and incentives for hourly staff, but absolutely NOTHING for exempt staff. The reason given? "The attrition rate in the exempt staff is not an issue." Well that is changing quickly. I personally was straight up lied to in my interview process. I was told that we don't work much OT. "Maybe an occasional 9-hr day and a 5-hr Saturday. We've been on 9-hrs and 8-hr Saturdays for 5 months with no end in sight.