32 Bookseller Reviews

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"At least I get a paycheck every Friday. Go me."

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

"It's fine for a day job. What else can I say."

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

"The job itself is fine. It's retail so I can't expect it to give me great pride."

What do you like about working at LexisNexis?

"diversity multi-task books colleague hours salary people independence publishing events"

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

"to negociate the salary because he won't have any increase."

What don't you like about working at LexisNexis?

"The management was really bad. The employees assessments were cheated because they didn't want to increase salaries. Too much competition between services. Duifficulty to start interesting projects. Sales targets were always increased."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would make the different services work together and would listen to my coworkers ideas, I would respect deadlines and have a real schedule to achieve"

What do you like about working at Barnes & Noble?

"I enjoy most of my coworkers and my employee discount."

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

"Be punctual, dress well, know your alphabet, have a favorite book in mind."

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

"The pay is very low compared to what the company expects from you in return. Communication between managers and booksellers is a joke. Advancement opportunities are few and far between and once you are promoted to management you will never be able to have a life because the shifts are never the same."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would pay my employees a livable wage, stop flip-flopping on store operating policies and make sure that store management communicated."

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"The company, management and staff were outstanding."

What do you like about working at Borders?

"I enjoyed the work and I especially enjoyed my coworkers."

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

"THe company is out of business so there are no opportunities with Borders Express."

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"There is absolutely nothing about Borders Express that I did not like."

What do you like about working at Books-A-Million?

"I enjoyed the customer service aspect of the job - being able to help others."

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

"Don't. Just don't. Fill out a McDonald's application - it's better."

What don't you like about working at Books-A-Million?

"If you did not sell enough memberships while working the register, you would be verbally abused and even have your hours cut in the middle of your shift. It was awful."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not require a daily percentage of memberships sold or fear termination."

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"I loved working here, it was one of my best jobs I have had."

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Customer service was very satisfying."

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"This was a good job and it was a great place to work."