Employee Reviews
(Winged ratings measure job satisfaction on scale of 1 to 5)
Anonymous shared this review of Barnes & Noble on Oct 3rd, 2018
"The majority of store managers are women. Individual stores have quite a bit of room for flexibility. Room for growth above that is not great. Most executives it off the home office are men."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Barnes & Noble can improve?
"Improve my benefits (e.g. medical, maternity)"
Position or Department
Assistant Store Manager
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
"I'm not a parent; but there is no paternity leave-men use their vacation."
Would you recommend Barnes & Noble to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Barnes & Noble on Jul 16th, 2018
"Old School, the company is very far behind in tech. Lots of people in upper management positions do not know how to work Excel. This is a problem, Fresh new talent will not want to stay or stay long. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"No"
One thing Barnes & Noble can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Associate Buyer, Retail
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Barnes & Noble to other women?
"No"
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Anonymous shared this review of Barnes & Noble on May 21st, 2018
"Jobs are intense and physically and emotionally demanding. Promotions are competitive and cutthroat. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"No"
One thing Barnes & Noble can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Merchandise manager, Retail
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Barnes & Noble to other women?
"No"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Barnes & Noble on Apr 25th, 2018
"They have an anonymous reporting service for employees who experience problems within the workplace, and the complaints are dealt with quickly and respectfully."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Barnes & Noble can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Recent Salary
$0-$25k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Barnes & Noble to other women?
"Maybe"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Barnes & Noble on Jan 17th, 2018
"There are a lot of women working at my location, and other than occasional comments about my appearance, I have not noticed any gender based discrimination."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Barnes & Noble can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Barnes & Noble to other women?
"Maybe"
Want to submit a response?
