Unhealthy and Abusive - Designer Scholastic Employee Review

1.0
16 Aug 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunity to work with passionate people and a high budget for book cover special effects. Helpful HR department.

Cons

-Highly unprofessional and aggressive management in the Design Dept. -Toxic work environment, including blaming, favoritism, and unequal opportunity -Lack of trust within team -Low pay, especially for the amount of work asked of Design team

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Cons

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