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Okay I'll get straight to the point. This company is a flexible, low stress type of job with mediocre pay. I worked in the Phoenix, AZ warehouse assembling book fairs. If you like a relaxed environment with mostly independent work, then this could be a good fit. Now there is an issue that I do have with their company and I must say it is a very huge problem. If you are considering a job in the AZ warehouse then you should know that they require every employee wear masks while working out on the floor. This is flat out absurd. Arizona heat is no joke, and to require masks at all times, signifies a serious disconnect between upper management and the company's basic operations. In a setting where it's 110+ degrees and the nearest working associate is probably 50 ft away, it's just an arbitrary rule being enforced. Imagine what it feels like in a warehouse that's 100 degrees and 75% humidity during monsoon season. Then imagine that with a mask covering your nose and mouth breathing hot, moist air for a full shift. To make matters worse they don't even have functioning air cooling units and about half of the fans do not work at all. There's no excuse not to, at the very least, have functioning fans for your employees during Arizona summers. This isn't the beginning stages of COVID either, when companies didn't know how to adjust to the new situation. This is mid/late 2022 and they haven't altered their mandate. Banks, pharmacies, grocery stores, etc have since abandoned the mask policy yet a warehouse that doesn't even work directly with customers (or other coworkers for that matter) is required to have one on at all times. And yes management will routinely come out on the floor to ensure everyone has their masks on, before quickly retreating back to the comfort of their A/C cooled office. This company has warehouses located all across the US. There should not be a single, uniform rule to be followed by all. They should be adaptable depending on environment/ situation. Working at a warehouse in NY is not the same as working one in AZ. An oblivious headquarters that is establishing rules and regulations for a location they've likely never spent more than a few minutes, if any, surveying. Aside from that it's a pretty good place to work. 

The most positive aspect of this role is the people you work with. The managers are generally decent, although the culture has become increasingly corporate over the past few years.

The compensation, however, is a significant concern. The base pay is extremely low, and leadership is fully aware of this. Candidates are often encouraged to accept the position based on the potential to earn bonuses. In reality, the bonus structure is difficult to understand, lacks transparency, and feels intentionally structured in a way that makes it nearly impossible to achieve. There is little clarity around how performance metrics are calculated, and employees are not given clear, consistent guidance on how to realistically meet targets. Interestingly, while the company consistently reports meeting its goals, individual employees rarely see that reflected in their bonus payouts.

There is no clear path for growth or advancement. Opportunities for financial progression or role elevation are minimal to nonexistent. Honest communication from management regarding compensation, growth, or expectations is lacking, and there is a noticeable pattern of avoidance and inconsistency in answers.

The schedule does offer summers off, which can be beneficial for families. However, this requires taking a seasonal leave, often resulting in filing for unemployment during that time, which can create financial and tax complications.

Overall, year over year, compensation trends downward when factoring in missed bonuses and seasonal gaps. There is no structured pathway for professional or financial growth, and leadership appears aware of these limitations without making meaningful changes.

I would not recommend this position unless flexibility for family time is your primary priority.

I used to love my job. I loved seeing the kids' excited faces as my Class B truck pulled up with Clifford on the side. Now, Class B seems to be being outed and being replaced one by one around the country with Class A trucks. 

Drivers went from pushing cases 300 lb - 350 lb cases to 800 lb - 1000 lb. Ridiculous! District management said they wanted to "try something out." Months later they were still overloading the top of the cases with boxes of books frequently taller than the door we go through.  We haven't been offered anything extra for the long-term extra wear and tear on our bodies, not even an attaboy.
They have cut so much regular time, that our vacation days are all used up on filling the regular work days they have cut (and I am not temporary) so I can have a regular paycheck. I am now in the hole and owe by the end of the year. We were told at the end of November that we would be laid off the entire month of January.

Even our safety bonuses, normally paid in June, have been pushed back to September by management! Drivers earned them already, but the company feels they can put off paying us until then. Overall, all the "new ideas" in the company have come down the pipe so fast, they can't tell what has and hasn't worked. They just keep throwing things at the wall, hoping it will stick. Nor have they bothered to ask the drivers, the people actually doing the work, how it has affected them or what could be improved. 

Drivers did a number of 8+ hour days during busy periods pushing the extremely heavy cases, then were given a few days off. Whatever overtime we just earned replaced the lack of pay for the days we were given off. Management clearly does not care about its drivers. And they wonder why they cannot keep drivers!

This is a part-time call center position in the Book Fairs division of Scholastic. I've been here 2 years and generally am in charge of financial assistance, placing/tracking orders, technical support for a cash register, and making outbound calls when we need customer info. 
This job has honed my multi-tasking skills. You will be expected to serve the customer, quickly fill out info about each and every call you get/make before another call comes in, while keeping track of about 10-15 different screens, on two computer monitors. New hires who are only trained in one thing won't have this much to deal with. 
There is also a layoff in the summer around 6 weeks long--some people love this and some people don't. Pay is low with 25 cent raises yearly. Some people may get back aches or carpal tunnel from sitting at an uncomfortable desk all day. There are free lunches, free books and other "incentives" to keep up employee morale, as well as an employee bookstore with 25-cent new books, which parents and teachers will love. Scheduling is unpredictable for part timers, and is often just under 8 hours of work daily so HQ doesn't give you a 30-min. lunch, but you're still working full time. Even if you have a dr's note, you'll still get points on your attendance record for leaving sick. It's easy to get hired and great for a first job, but it may not make a very good career for most people.

During my time at Scholastic (2 Years) - I found the supervisors to be intentionally disrespectful. - Careless when discussing performance with the reps. - They seem to favor public humiliation rather than quiet, private meetings with their rep staff. - The environment is very hostile, brought on by the temperament of management and their disrespectful treatment of the employees, excessively low pay and inability to communicate effectively. - Supervisors REQUIRE (under threats of penalties) to reduce their phone calls to 4 minutes or less, all the while knowing that a normal order (with 1-2 errors from the teacher) cannot be performed reliably in the aforementioned time-frame. The supervisors are very happy to let us know that they care very little about getting the orders placed correctly, more about hitting the time. - The say that they will call back and eventually they will get the order in OR they can do it online. - However, no time allotted to instruct teachers how to do it correctly online. - Outdated equipment, (and recently updated to still... outdated equipment.) - Requested days off that are approved are still subject to change at the drop of a hat, nothing is guaranteed. - They keep the workers just below the "full-time" level so that no insurance or benefits are offered. - SUCK place to work, there is a reason the supervisors hide their home addresses.

They tell you when you are hired that the job is 40 hours a week. In the fall, its like 50-55 hours a week with zero work/life balance.

(Your start time is determined by the distance away your 1st school is from the shop. You must be at your 1st school by 7am. if you have a 5 hour drive, then you start at 2am, and etc.There is never a set start time, your body never adjusts.)

When the Christmas season approaches, you get laid off for around 2 months. When you get called back to work, you are lucky if you even work 35 hours a week. They will not pay you for your 40 you were hired for. Then comes the end of the school year in the beginning of June. You are again laid off, this time for about 3 months.

For a job that can have you drive up to 500 miles a day, $17 an hour with all the laid off time, you are extremely under paid. This is a Class B CDL job. You drive all over the whole state of Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and the UP.

Because of the low hours all spring, you don't make much on unemployment. $206 a week isn't enough to survive on. Every season, you have to fight with the unemployment office and Scholastic just to get paid from the unemployment agency. They make you wait 1 1/2 to 2 months before you finally do receive some compensation.

The Lake Mary Scholastic Branch is going through some issues. Scholastic was not always like this. Management can sometimes be rude and have an attitude most likely due to being over worked. I too had an attitude most times due to being overworked because we could not keep new hires, therefore working 10 hr days which we were told we were going to be working 4 hr days. Management are always rolling their eyes at you if you can’t stay and work for 10 hrs even though we make it clear when they first hire us that we are balancing second jobs or even school. They NEVER have a solution to a problem. They NEVER have a strategy that helps the workers get the job done quicker but yet they want us to go quicker. They ALWAYS blame the production workers if we are not making our quota. But the REAL problem is they just do NOT know how to manage. Actually, they know how to manage when things are already going well BUT when things are not going well they do NOT know how to manage the chaos. That is unacceptable. This is how businesses go out of business…mismanagement. They ALWAYS want us to work Saturdays due to being so far behind in every area. Even though scholastic hires on the spot applying here is not worth it.

Probably the worst company I’ve ever worked for. Low pay, constantly changing things and “updating” but they glitch or don’t work. It’s actually bizarre and as if nobody tests our any of the new changes beforehand. 

Was told there is so much growth but there are literally zero possibilities for any growth. 

Management doesn’t like to hear feedback. T every single call is micro managed- so you constantly wonder if your wording is ok.. even if you get them more business- it’s not enough.  It’s all about the “script”. Positive feedback is rare no matter how amazing you are doing, it’s not enough. 

They make it sound like you’ll get your bonuses twice a year but then something happens and you don’t. 

Their trainings are a complete joke, there is no upkeep. Management has been here for a long time and definitely does not source or do trainings on how to be a better company or make employees feel valued. 

Oh, and I’d you’re lucky one of the things you can win for making them hundreds of thousands  can be a plastic floating starfish for your pool water bottle. Not a tV, trip, yeti or even scholastic gear. A $6 amazon item that everyone thought was a joke. 
Also, you will work with people for 2 years and still have no idea what they look like. 

Overall Scholastic is a great company to work for. Because of Covid our branch was closed. I definetly would have retired with this company. 
Most of my coworkers were great. We worked well together and would help each other out. The Building was new when we moved in and it was usually kept pretty clean. Manager was awesome and pretty fair. 
If we had a good season or came through a super busy stretch, he would often provide lunch for us. Usually pizza but sometimes sandwiches. On holidays the company would provide buffet lunches and  send everyone home (with pay) after lunch. He was also very approachable and had an 'open-door' policy.
On the other hand, there was some pretty blatant favoritism. Yeah, its everywhere but it caused problems here. The worse employees were made 'team leads'. They had no clue what they were doing. A few employees would literally stare at their phones all day and nothing was said to them by the supervisors. Their work was just passed on to others.
It sounds petty but the people who actually worked hard resented it and it caused problems.
If you can get past that, Scholastic is an awesome place to work. 


was really excited to work here since i love books and it seemed like a pretty chill place to work, especially since you can basically choose what time you work (mornings to afternoon.) management and the trainer, though, made it unbearable. called off my first week there because of my severe anxiety. never in my 13 years of working have i ever done that before. management kept making "jokes" about how they can't keep people past their first week and made jokes like "wow i'm surprised you keep showing back up with how much we mess up." some okay coworkers, some were unbearable. free lunches, if that's something you care about. pretty much no dress code, other than no open toe shoes. finally broke down and told the one manager why i was leaving and i was told "well no one else has complained about so and so" and didn't wanna hold herself or anyone else accountable. one of the few perks is that you can use your discount immediately upon being hired and the pay was pretty decent compared to other places. one downside is the schedule is only made a week in advance, instead of two weeks like most other places.

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