Barnes & Noble Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Barnes and Noble, a great learning experience."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"I enjoyed the laid back atmosphere and the ability to proactively approach any situation."

"If you are willing to relocate to advance your career, Barnes & Noble is a good retail company."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"The company atmosphere is amazing. There are dozens of people at each location that are passionate about their products and services. The clientele is very laid back and the company sales strategies reflect the same."

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

"The only way to make decent money within the company is to be a store manager."

"A Bibliophile's dream!"

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"This is a great second job! I love the interaction with customers and helping them find just the right item."

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

"You're not going to get rich here, but it can be very rewarding."

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

"Pay is slightly below average."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Policies that change from week to week don't help anyone. Consistency is a wonderful thing."

"The SM & DM I worked under were friends, and very unprofessional, and in my opinion, not competent business leaders."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"The customers and the work environment."

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

"Be yourself, and passionate about your abitlities to make a difference in the store all the way around."

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

"The upper management is lacking in overall management skills. Base opportunities based on if they like you vs. if you are competent or the best person for the position."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay attention to having good, capable, competent people in store, district management positions. Not the favoritism mess. That is hurting your business."

"My Best Job Ever"

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Laid back working environment."

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

"NYC office rocks."

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

"No incentive for working harder."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Interacting with students, being able to expand in my customer service."

"Good place to work."

"Great place to learn."

"Okay for a large retail employer but not great if you want to live someplace and eat regularly."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Schedule has some flexibility. Discounts on books. Management actually recognizes when employees work hard. It offers an unusual application of computer science theory (searching and sorting methods especially)."

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

"The pay. Little opportunity for advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Recognize that good employees will not stay without decent compensation for their work. Provide better training and advancement opportunities."

"Life at BN."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Unique retail environment that was always changing."

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

"Cliques developed that made work miserable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Rotate assistant managers more."

"Cruel and ignorant to work for."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Nothing, but I did manage to build their initial community and multimedia departments, an achievement I am proud of. The people who ran bn.com were miserable every step of the way and I always felt beat up by the end of a successful project."

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

"Good luck!"

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

"Their mean and brutal exploitation of good workers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get some manners!"

"You will feel at home."

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

"Dress professional!"

"It was a great place to work while doing my master degree."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"It had a flexible schedule for me as part-time staff, and it was a very welcoming environment for staff."

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

"Be yourself and be confident about the position you applying for."

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

"I do not have any regret working there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest they improve their database of keeping inventories."

"Working in a tiny cubicle is hard on the mind and body."