Barnes & Noble Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Great merchandise, zero business vision."

"A good boss to work for."

"It all depends on the store manager. A horrible store manager will make your life miserable."

"I've worked for Barnes & Noble for nearly 6 years. I started as a part time bookseller and with hard work and support from my supervisors have risen to management. The company maintains a focus on its staff, knowing that they are the faces in the community, serving the community, and representing the community."

"They are a very nice company to work for. Tools needed for PR job were dated which made the job difficult but over-all the company is good to it's employees as long as you do the job you were hired for."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"The sense of comraderie in my store, particularly with other managers."

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

"Be aware that the ladder has different-shaped rungs; excelling at something won't necessarily mean you'll excel at the next thing; the required skill are often totally unrelated to each other."

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

"Work doesn't translate to anything but my job, retail during the holidays is like going to war."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to pay full-timers higher-wages and use more of them. Part-time staff are nice and all, but they should be a supplemental resource, not the backbone of the work force."

"I have been with the company over 6 years now and the company has definitely changed. The focus into digital has been a failure and they know it but continue otherwise. I honestly do not have a lot of faith in this company. Its leadership does not seem to know what it wants to do, sell books, e-devices or toys, well why not all three It's honestly time for me to move on and improve on myself."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"I loved working in the publishing industry and in Washington, DC. I worked with authors, events, government relations, education policy, literacy initiatives, and teachers."

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

"Barnes & Noble is a great place for bibliophiles. They love to recruit from within, but be aware that it is rare the people from the retail side transition to the corporate side."

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

"There was no room for career growth in the PR and marketing field."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would have put the community relations activities in a separate division from the retail side."

"The company has a lot of uncertainty and there is no room to grow."