Barnes & Noble Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Barnes and Noble was a stable place to work. I felt that I was given much opportunity for growth within a retail environment."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"I enjoyed the knowledge of literature that I received, as well as the solid support from team members."

What don't you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"I didn't care for overnight inventory nights on which we were required to stay from 2am-7am."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To continue open communication with the staff."

"It's a decent job to have if you live with relatives and you're working your way through school."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Wonderful coworkers and the chance to see all the books that were coming out. Also, the employee discount was good."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Relax and try to be friendly. A personable personality is very important when working with the public."

What don't you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Nothing, it just wasn't my field of study."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep promoting a tight group among the booksellers."

"Was a comfortable place to work part-time."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Large discount on items in the store along with great discounts with other affiliated companies."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If it's your passion, go for it. If it's just a part-time job to get you by, you will not be disappointed."

What don't you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Personally because it was too much trouble to get there (distance)."

"I enjoyed working at Barnes and Noble. I developed excellent management experience while there."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Discounts, working with the public, clientele, advancing my learning every day, new merchandise every day, co-workers intelligent."

What don't you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Varying schedules and late nights, pay is low scale, loss prevention is on my shoulders."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more like me. Open to suggestion, welcoming and enthusiastic."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Great environment, excellent people to work with."

What don't you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"The cafeteria."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Book checkout program and discounts."

What don't you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Christmas."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote your hardest workers."

"I really enjoyed the atmoshpere."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"The interaction with customers and other employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"To just be honest with your goals in life."

"This is a good part-time job that works best for students."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Safe retail space to work with the general public."

"Barnes & Noble is a good place to work if you are interested in working retail and have a passion for books."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Steady hours, Good benefits."

What don't you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"I haven't been there long enough to dislike anything. The only thing is that it's a food service industry and I'd like to move away from that."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"No. They do a very good job."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"The books!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Proceed with caution."

What don't you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Lack/slow growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take care of your people."

"It has it's ups and downs."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"I love to read, and it was a pleasure being around all the literature that you could imagine. I loved being able to interact with different types of people every day. Working in Los Angeles gave me the opportunity to meet so many celebrated authors and celebrities, which was a blessing as well. It was a wonderful 5 years with the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know your literature! Have a passion for people, a lot of patience and understanding."

What don't you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"I did not always enjoy the retail lifestyle, which was sometimes difficult to deal with. Working on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years every year was somewhat disheartening, as I never got to spend it with my family. After 5 years of working at a company, the most vacation time I had was 2 weeks a year, which was difficult as well."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management was different at each store. I had a wonderful store manager in Texas. He was the epitome of what a store manager should be. He was a hard worker, passionate, and he made work fun. That needs to be present in every store manager, because it can trickle down to the rest of the management team, and in turn, the employees."

"Great place to work."

"Event planning and community outreach experience combined with my love of books, dedication to promoting literacy, but not a place for career in sales/account management."