Does Bookstr pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bookstr employees rate their compensation and benefits as 1.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bookstr. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bookstr?

92% of Bookstr employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bookstr 4.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.8 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bookstr?

Editorial Intern (13) , Intern (8) , Graphic Designer (7) , Graphic Design Intern (6) , Editorial (4) , Social Media (4) , Social Media Intern (4) , Internship (3) , Editorial Staff (2) , Marketing Intern (2) , Social Media Marketing Intern (2)

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

"great people to work with" ((in 11 reviews)); "Everyone was amazing to work with and you'll see many people with different interests mesh together." ((in 9 reviews)); "Lots of creative freedom with the ability to choose projects and use programs you are comfortable with/want to learn." ((in 7 reviews)); "The CEO, Scott, is absolutely fantastic and truly cares about each and every person on the Bookstr team." ((in 5 reviews)); "Its a great environment to gain industry experience and learn new skills." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"It was an unpaid internship" ((in 13 reviews))

Bookstr Reviews

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4.6

92% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Scott Richmond

100% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.9

Diversity and inclusion

4.9

Work/Life balance

4.8

Culture and values

4.7

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

1.5

Compensation and benefits

Bookstr has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Bookstr employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

15 reviews

1.0

9 Aug 2017

Toxic environment at a company with no vision

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Most of the coworkers were passionate, intelligent people who I loved working with and seeing everyday. They were really the only good part of the company.

Cons

Overall, this was a toxic, unprofessional environment where higher management was inappropriate and the CEO would be aware, but overlook it. It was also extremely unorganized, with no specific budget set for any department, including marketing. The company also decided that marketing wasn't important in growing the company. Employees were told that collaboration was important, but were told to "stay in their lanes" when they tried. Writers were also limited in the content they could create, which led to a lot of repackaged content and not much original stuff. The company in general didn't know what its vision was and struggled with it. And one of the biggest problems was that they relied heavily on unpaid interns, which at the time outnumbered paid staff by more than double. The company right now is going through just interns as all paid employees were let go in June. We also worked in an "office" that is the CEO's apartment which is awkward.

Bookstr Response

3y

This is from the previous iteration of Bookstr. It is under different management and different ownership. We are sorry that people had a bad experience.

2.0

19 July 2017

A startup with no vision, no plan, and poor management

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Most of the full-time staff were passionate, curious, and fun people to work with.

Cons

The culture here was extremely oppressive. When staff members would try to express ideas or opinions, they are often shot down by the management. There is a lack of cooperation, as staff were frequently told to 'stay in their lane' by the CEO, making it difficult to have cross-departmental conversations. The company's focus is largely on pageviews and social media sharing, however it is not monetized effectively, despite many suggestions by the marketing and sales teams to change the approach. Content teams are not given enough leeway to create original work, often being told to repackage successful pieces of content produced by other companies and platforms. This company's structure is currently only interns and one or two staff members, after all paid employees were laid off this past June.

Bookstr Response

3y

This is from the previous iteration of Bookstr. It is under different management and different ownership. We are sorry that people had a bad experience.

2.0

26 Sept 2017

Very little value in working here

Anonymous employee

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Business outlook

Pros

Tight knit community, occasional happy hour, good health care

Cons

Unprofessional, no respect for time off, mostly unpaid interns, very little motivation, terrible communication between staff and upper managment, little to no direction

Bookstr Response

3y

This is from the previous iteration of Bookstr. It is under different management and different ownership. We are sorry that people had a bad experience.

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