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James Daunt
164 Ratings
Pros
"Friendly coworkers, good employee discount" (in 402 reviews)
"Good work environment always welcoming" (in 187 reviews)
Cons
"Not that high above minimum wage" (in 206 reviews)
"Only part-time positions were available" (in 196 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
Great environment and coworkers and I was able to learn great customer service experience, and how to make coffee.
Cons
Cafe can get overwhelming at times, especially without support from the book floor.
Pros
Amazing team and amazing job
Cons
Everything was really nice for me
"Coworkers Make the Job"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Barnes & Noble full-time for more than a year
Pros
Fairly laid back but also busy environment. Your coworkers will determine if you enjoy the job or not. It’s a good place for a first job and to learn basic customer service skills.
Cons
Depending on location, you’ll probably be understaffed during peak times, especially in cafe.
Continue readingPros
flexible working, good salay, opportunities
Cons
politics, long hours and boring
Pros
The first thing that has been the best understood that this will be able to get the most part the same time
Cons
The first thing I have a lot of people who are not the only one of the most important thing is that the government to take a look at the end of the most important thing is that the government to take a look at this point in time.
"Ok"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Barnes & Noble
Pros
Great job for your ok
Cons
Great but can I Hard wark
Continue reading"Student"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Barnes & Noble part-time
Pros
very very good company, I enjoyed it every time working there
Cons
I don't have any cons against this company
Continue reading"Decent Company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Barnes & Noble part-time
Pros
Lots of flexibility, with very straight forward work and expectations. My store was located in an urban area, so customer traffic was high, but staff was sufficient that we never felt over worked.
Cons
Scheduling was chaotic and inconsistent, and training resources were minimal. Management was also disjointed and frequently at odds with policy and direction at my particular store
"Decent company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Barnes & Noble for more than a year
Pros
Pretty decent company. Laid back employees.
Cons
No commission but still heavy emphasis on sales
- Helpful (2)
"Great People, Unfortunate Company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Barnes & Noble full-time for more than a year
Pros
Working with other book lovers and readers created a great atmosphere of sharing recommendations and discussing titles throughout the day. My fellow booksellers were the reason I stayed in this job. The employee discount on books is okay, as is the book borrowing option. I greatly appreciated that the store did not open early or stay open late at all for the holidays, as I find the whole Black Friday phenomenon detestable.
Cons
Very poor pay grade and no recognition from the corporation itself that minimum wage is an impossible wage to survive on. There are no benefits for part-time, and the full-time benefits are sad. There is no real opportunity for advancement, which is unfortunate as there are many great employees who would do the company a real service if they were promoted and given the space to flourish. Dealing with customers can be demoralising, as anyone who works in retail will understand. The push to sell certain books, the membership card, the nook, etc., constantly interfered with the personalised, thoughtful, friendly service and assistance that I and my fellow booksellers so truly wanted to offer.
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