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Working at Barnes & Noble in New York, NY: 7 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in New York, NY Area

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On average, employees in New York, NY at Barnes & Noble give their company a 2.4 rating out of 5.0 based on 7, whereas overall Average Rating of Barnes & Noble is 3.7 out of 5.0 based on 194 Barnes & Noble Review Ratings. The happiest Barnes & Noble employees in New York, NY are Manager of Engineerings submitting an average rating of 4.4 and Technical Contractors with a rating of 4.0.

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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 119 Barnes & Noble Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
2.8
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
3.9
Rewards You Receive
3.4
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
3.9
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"Barnes & Noble is a good place to work if you are interested in working retail and have a passion for books."
Posted 14 years ago

Working at Barnes & Noble in New York, NY: 7 Employee Reviews

Manager of Engineering
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.4 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.4 / 5
Technical Contractor

"B&N: great place to work."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 3.7 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.7
Barnes & Noble (194)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is St. John's University (11)
3.1 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Michaels Arts & Crafts (82)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,661)
Network Operations Specialist
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Buyer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Oracle Database Developer

"Excellent retail company to work for."

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"Career opportunity availability."

VP of Technology

"Great place to work."

Bookseller

"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."

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