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•	A typical day at work - Working closely and collaborating with the associates’ on the distribution floor, ensuring we pick and ship customer orders accurately. Management/leadership responsibilities, include training, coaching, providing continuous feedback, conducting performance evaluations, ensuring productivity and mentoring key talents for advancement opportunities (high potential associates). 

•	what you learned -  logistics, operations management, improved analytical skills, working with Microsoft programs, working with management inventory systems, Change Management Leadership, Policy & Procurement Development, Workforce Management, Employee Development and Training, Customer Service, Distribution/Fulfillment Center Operations, Quality Improvement, 5S and Lean Methodologies, Kronos, Supply Chain operations, Warehouse Management, Job Hazard Analysis, Oracle, Microsoft Programs, and Intelex.   

•	management – Partnered with the management team on implementing a safety culture in the Ashland facility. Held the position of Chairperson for our Job Hazard Analysis sub-committee since 2009; collaborated with team members to show improvements with our safety culture for personal accountability.    

•	your co-workers – worked closely and collaborated with my peers in other departments to make our facility successful each day by sharing labor and keeping our labor hours at 8-hours or close to per day.
•	the hardest part of the job - not being involved with the information for the budget in our department, knowing this information gives me more control on my personal and professional goals. 
•	the most enjoyable part of the job - working and developing associates.

After being laid off from one of MHE's competitors, I was thrilled to be offered a position within McGraw-Hill Education's International Department. And while at first it was because I needed a job, soon after I started, I came to appreciate the company in all the many ways "it" lived up to the values presented in the mission statement. I was impressed with how the CEO at the time (who has since moved on — much to my disappointment), handled controversy in the media and I couldn't ask for a more supportive senior management team. While at one point, there was a director I reported to who seemed more concerned about political maneuvering than in getting the work done, that situation was resolved in a reasonable amount of time. Since then, the small team I work with on a daily basis has developed a cohesiveness in which there is even laughter amid the overwhelming stress of a very demanding client. For the past two years, many on this team have worked long days and weekends driven at first by the client's own mission, but now by the drive to do the best job we can under very demanding deadlines.

Having said that, there ARE cons — the compensation is not adequate (at least for my situation) so I have found I'm going to need to cut back on the hours I spend working evenings and weekends so I can take on a second job for supplemental income. And I'm not sure I will ever feel completely secure in any position in this industry.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is a great sense of fulfilment in helping educators tackle their obstacles with technology and help them thrive in a system that will bolster their ability to educate their students.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Honestly the worst part is that senior leadership is both stuck the past, while also being too desperate to make new technology work. Most of the people higher in the chain have been in the education industry for a very long time and seem to struggle with getting past physical books, while at the same time pushing so hard on the newest innovations with AI and other tech that they sideline what has been keeping them operational and successful in the tech that most schools actually use. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture overall is decent. They very much try to shoehorn you into this "RedCube Proud" branding/mentality, which I frankly believe is just a method of sparking the sense of tribalism most people have so that they ignore the fact that the pay rates are both below average, the benefits struggle to be worth it, and the raises are far outpaced by inflation even in good growth periods. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The typical day at MHE primarily consisted of coaching, mentoring, interviews and hiring, training, KPI evaluations,  and when needed assisting customers.

McGraw Hill will trap you as a temp, dangling the proverbial carrot of permanent hire above your head- if you do a good job. 

The problem is that they only have so many permanent positions and they always need an extra 200 or so people in the summer to assist back to school workload. 
If you are one of 20 temp's who do an outstanding job they will hire you back the next season. Management will constantly talk about how they will hire the best 5 or 6 workers at the end of the season (I witnessed 2 hires in two seasons). They have some temps who have been invited back three or four years in a row and still waiting for permanent roles.
 
All of these people hope for permanent positions so that they can finally lease a car, visit a doctor, rent or buy a home, count on their income. 
All of these temps "could be hired soon!" if you listen to management.
But your chances of being hired are less about how well you can perform the job and more on how long you can hold out waiting for that carrot. 

I should mention the pay is more than some temp positions but not great and definitely not worth waiting years in line behind other temps to finally be hired. 


I just started 4 weeks ago, still in training and they decided to let me go, they say it was some kinda assessment they did, but training is not over 2 more wks to go, and they let me and 6 other people go, they told my emplyment agency that we were not grasping what is being taught, funny thing is I was, however they understandably  gave us a quiz which on their system was designed to make people fail, let alone we were lied to. The trainers  said nothing to us about the quiz, and told us that they will make sure we succeed, few days after the quiz,the boss said if you dont pass the final they they will keep you back, they never said anything about letting you go 3 weeks into training, they are a bunch of liars, set false expectations,  two faced. The worst part is they are in charge of the future of children. This is the honest truth, dont apply at this so called company. They wouldnt know what honesty and truth is, even if it bit them in the face.  The best thing for the universe would be if they went out of business. I cant even call myself  an employee, what they did to myself and the other 6 was unforgivable  especially  in this covid time, they should be ashamed of themselves.   STAY AWAY you will be much happier. TRUST ME.  They hire to many people and before  training is over they let you go.

The hardest part of my job: getting in contact with people.

My most enjoyable part: talking about books, technology, and content development.

Job duties listed below:
• Work with college professors, university administration, and bookstore personnel (Follett, Barnes and Noble, MBS Direct, independent), in two and four year schools, to assist in developing curriculum to suit unique needs
• Assist college professors in devising the best method to deliver their chosen content through custom publishing (content modification or incorporation of personal materials), custom digital options, and other learning solutions
• Successfully build digital and custom business in my territory, while managing $3,000,000 over 40 accounts/schools
• Establish new business at schools while servicing, customizing, or adding to existing business with digital products
• Develop long-term relationships via phone calls, email, Webex webinars, and written and typed letter
• Work extensively with digital book formats and online technology specializations: Connect and LearnSmart
• Gained a thorough understanding of the future of the college textbook publishing, and the future of books and digital content, as well as growing trends and best practices therein

We received our assignments upon arrival, and proceeded to grade papers from as many students as possible as quickly as possible, using a computer program.  The day went by fast as there was a great deal of work to do, and the work was interesting and sometimes fun.  There was not much interaction for me with the co-workers, as I did not know any of them previously.  There were two breaks and an hour lunch break for the day shift.  The evening shift received one break for snacks.  The first years I worked at this job, the management personnel were helpful, knowledgeable, and pleasant.  The last few months I worked there (2011), my direct supervisor was not a pleasant or reasonable person for me to interact with.  She took a dislike to me from the beginning, and I was never sure what kind of mood she would be in if I asked her a question, and her personal hygiene was offensively pungent.  The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing some of the amusing answers that students came up with on their test essay portions.

Utilized multi-tasking ability to manage a fast paced daily work environment. Collaborated with marketing colleagues to facilitate and execute requirements to achieve effective and successful conferences, meetings and events.
I learned so much from my colleagues and was mentored by senior level management, which enabled me to accomplish set goals and objectives for our company. 
I worked with the most wonderful people, on every level, anyone could ever dream of at McGraw-Hill Education. 
The most difficult part of my job was not having enough time to devote as much time as I would have liked; in an effort to be as meticulous as possible. 
I thoroughly enjoyed every experience during there time that I worked at McGraw-Hill! It's one of the best employment experience I've had in my life! The company provided various kinds of activities for employees to engage in; such as sports, team-building, cultural, mentoring, community service, educational opportunities, great medical, other important benefits, and so much more. Check out their website for all this great company has to offer. I would go back to work for them with a moment's notice.

A typical day in the department I worked in at McGraw-Hill was steady work flow. Duties included answering calls from sales representatives in my assigned region, handling requests for free-with-orders, developing presentation material for big sales presentations, and client support after textbook and course materials adoption. I learned a great deal about teamwork, and the importance of employee autonomy and its impact on productivity. The balanced leadership of management was refreshing. The hardest part of the job coincided with the beginning of the school year at high schools and school districts where availability of support was integral to as administrators implemented course materials in their curriculum. Sales representatives needed their coordinators to be on top of their game during this time. The most enjoyable part of the job were the employees and management teams. I was presented with many growth opportunities including assisting the marketing department with course material layouts and design. I loved working here. 

I enjoy working at McGraw-Hill for many reasons.  Everyone is very friendly and outgoing.  It is very easy to meet new people.  Right now I am helping the Sales Reps plan their school's courses to get the right textbooks needed.  Typically I come in to my cubicle and get started with the planning.  There are a few meetings during the day to attend with my sales group, where we talk about where we are, what we need to change, what is going well, etc.  One huge thing I love about McGraw-Hill is the variety of workers is beyond most businesses.  Half of the workers on my floor are college interns or fairly new workers that have recently graduated.  The only hard part for me is sitting at a desk for hours can get a little boring for me.  I like to be kept busy with different tasks.  The most enjoyable part about my job is the connections I get to make with new people.  I learn a lot from my co-workers and managers, they are a huge support and help.

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