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2.5
 
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      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."
      Overall Job Satisfaction:
      3.0
      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
      2
      3
      4
      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. "
      Overall Job Satisfaction:
      1.0
      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
      2
      3
      4
      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. "
      Overall Job Satisfaction:
      2.0
      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"

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      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."
      Overall Job Satisfaction:
      3.0
      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"

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      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."
      Overall Job Satisfaction:
      1.0
      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"

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      Anonymous shared this review of Barnes & Noble on Dec 22nd, 2017
      "It appears that more women get hired than men, but more men get promoted than women. There seem to be specific jobs that Barnes & Noble will give to women, like café manager or server, head cashier, and children's lead positions. They mostly give men management and upper management positions on a store and corporate level."
      Overall Job Satisfaction:
      3.0
      Are women & men treated equally?
      "No"
      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)"
      Position or Department
      Digital Sales Lead, Sales
      Recent Salary
      $0-$25k
      Recent Bonus
      $0
      Level of Flexibility
      1
      2
      3
      4
      5
      Did you take Maternity leave?
      "No"
      "Maternity leave is 12 weeks unpaid."
      Would you recommend Barnes & Noble to other women?
      "Yes"

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      Anonymous shared this review of Barnes & Noble on May 4th, 2017
      "Varies store to store depending on management, good work life balance but not so good pay "
      Overall Job Satisfaction:
      4.0
      Are women & men treated equally?
      "Yes"
      Does the CEO support gender diversity?
      "Yes"
      One thing Barnes & Noble can improve?
      "Improve my compensation"
      Recent Salary
      $0-$25k
      Recent Bonus
      $0
      Level of Flexibility
      1
      2
      3
      4
      5
      Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
      Policies, Hours
      Did you take Maternity leave?
      "No"
      Would you recommend Barnes & Noble to other women?
      "Yes"

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      Anonymous shared this review of Barnes & Noble on Mar 24th, 2017
      "This is a great employer to work for where employees are not discriminated due to race, gender and sexuality."
      Overall Job Satisfaction:
      4.0
      Are women & men treated equally?
      "Yes"
      Does the CEO support gender diversity?
      "Yes"
      One thing Barnes & Noble can improve?
      "Other"
      Position or Department
      Business Analyst, Operations
      Recent Salary
      $80k-$100k
      Recent Bonus
      $0
      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?
      "Yes"

      Want to  submit a response?

      Anonymous shared this review of Barnes & Noble on Oct 13th, 2016
      "The company runs in the dark ages. The infrastructure is old and unreliable. The stores are not technologically up to date nor is the internal system. Sure, it's an easy-to-get retail job but you will do more work than your pay rate reflects. The whole company needs a facelift and cleanse if it wants to survive the world of online shopping and lowered online prices. "
      Overall Job Satisfaction:
      1.0
      Are women & men treated equally?
      "Yes"
      One thing Barnes & Noble can improve?
      "Improve my compensation"
      Position or Department
      Head Cashier, Retail
      Recent Salary
      $0-$25k
      Recent Bonus
      $0
      Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
      Culture, Hours
      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 Mar 21st, 2016
      "You will"
      Overall Job Satisfaction:
      3.0
      Are women & men treated equally?
      "No"
      Recent Salary
      $0-$25k
      Recent Bonus
      $0-$10k
      Did you take Maternity leave?
      "No"
      Would you recommend Barnes & Noble to other women?
      "Maybe"

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