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Barnes and Noble Booksellers's Company Review by a Past Employee.



Past Employee's Complete Review of Barnes and Noble Booksellers's Business Ethics, Management, Culture, Compensation, Benefits, and Training.
Barnes and Noble Booksellers
Wheaton, IL
www.barnesandnoble.com 		F (36%)
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Past Employee's Complete Review of Barnes and Noble Booksellers
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Date Reviewed: April 28, 2005
  Years of Employment: 2004 – 2005
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  Overall Grade: F (36%)
  General Comments: I would not go back to Barnes and Noble again. They amount of pay to amount of work is not something that I would want to experience again. I understand that retail does not pay much at all. But you should at least compensate for your employees worth.
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  Past Employee's Review of Barnes and Noble Booksellers's Business Ethics
  Grade: C- (53%)
  Comments: This company does not offer same sex partner benifits. They also do not follow the rules and regulations that they have set for thier employees.
  Questions & Answers:
 
1. Was Barnes and Noble Booksellers ethical?
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2. Were you proud of the goods or services provided by Barnes and Noble Booksellers?
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3. Would you recommend a friend work for Barnes and Noble Booksellers?
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  Past Employee's Review of Barnes and Noble Booksellers's Management and Culture
  Grade: F (33%)
  Comments: At one Barnes and Noble store, the management was rude, uncaring and indecisive. They almost always had a failure to communicate even with weekly meetings.
  Questions & Answers:
 
1. Did Barnes and Noble Booksellers’s management make intelligent business decisions?
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2. Did Barnes and Noble Booksellers’s management have a good long-term strategy to keep the company profitable?
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3. Did Barnes and Noble Booksellers’s management have an open-door policy?
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4. Did Barnes and Noble Booksellers’s management care about employees?
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5. Were you given freedom to perform your job at Barnes and Noble Booksellers without constant supervision?
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6. Were there ample opportunities for career growth?
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7. Did Barnes and Noble Booksellers promote from within?
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8. Was your job at Barnes and Noble Booksellers challenging and rewarding?
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9. Did Barnes and Noble Booksellers have a fun atmosphere/work environment?
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  Past Employee's Review of Barnes and Noble Booksellers's Compensation, Benefits, and Training
  Grade: F (27%)
  Comments: The compensation that is received is almost not what you would agree upon. If you were told 32 hrs a week and full time benifits, you were given 25 hrs and no benifits at all. The training was something to be desired. Since they are always talking about training employees but never seem to find the time to.
  Questions & Answers:
 
1. Did Barnes and Noble Booksellers provide good compensation?
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2. Did Barnes and Noble Booksellers provide good benefits?
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Yeah!		 Their answer is No Way! No
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3. Did Barnes and Noble Booksellers provide training to maintain and improve your Job Skills?
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Yeah!		 Their answer is No. No
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