Charade - Anonymous employee Scholastic Employee Review

2.0
31 May 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Dedicated and hard-working colleagues that are truly passionate about improving literacy.

Cons

- Extremely high turnover; not generally open to progressive thinkers - Low opportunity for growth; roles defined by vague and menial standards - Negative work environment; obvious favoritisms - Permeating silo mentality across teams; blatant lack ownership - Poor leadership; disjointed business units - Operating in the past; reluctance to embrace efficient technology - Promotion discrimination, some solely based on pregnancy - Recklessly allocates budgets to unrealized and unnecessary milestones; does not invest in employee development - Little consideration or recognition for hard-working employees; absolutely no company culture (shame for such a beloved brand) - HR is manipulative; prone to support higher management over employees, never impartial, dismissive - Lack of transparency; disregard for employee wellbeing - Hypocritical claims of progressive social impact; racially biased in published works

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