Barnes & Noble Booksellers Employer Reviews

Most booksellers will tell you they could find a better paying, lower stress job, but they stay with B&N because of the love of reading. Working at a bookstore is indeed an education, and it beats the heck out of selling cameras or clothes!

over all an awesome workplace filled with passionate people

Overall a good company to work for. Offers great health benefits and paid vacations. Company is dedicated to offering great customer service. Although schedule is pretty flexible and can be done around school requirements and special requests, a lot of nights and weekends are required. Corporate office does want all Stores to operate the same to make – more...  it easier for transfers but it takes a little of the fun out of working for an individual store. Unfortunetly a lot of employee turnover in the last couple of years. Pressure for add on sales can sometimes be felt by booksellers. Barnes & Noble does offer quite a few perks such as a great discount both on books and in the cafe, and sign out options for new books and digital product. The company also likes to promote from within if possible and offers the ability to transfer to a different store location. Relocation in not mandatory but might be necessary if you want to grow with the company. – less

It was great place to work at, I was offering my best services to the costumers.

I am a very honest person so... working there was very boring, they had me at one register most of the day. When the opportunity arose to do something else i would be the first to participate in getting it done. It was my second job so i learned a lot staying there about life and how everything isn't sun shine and rainbows and that a job like that is – more...  not were you want to settle and that is why school is so important. Management was good. My co-workers took time to get used to but they were alright. The hardest part of the job was the standing in one spot for almost 8 hours its tough on the knees and very boring. I am a very active person tell my to go up ten flights of stairs to hand someone a paper and I'm all for it. The most enjoyable part of the job would have to be the comics i would read during my break. – less

Working at Barnes And Noble Booksellers in Troy Alabama is a fulfilling experience. The work environment is very peaceful, which allows me to have a very productive day in the workplace. Management is organized and situated to where employees are clocked out on a timely manner. They are also given ample amount of time for a break, if need be. Barnes – more...  and Noble motivate their workers to strive for excellency within the business. – less

Assisting customers with their needs, making reccommendations based on personal interests. Designing displays, setting up fixtures. Ensuring proper merchandise is maintained. Staffing and coaching booksellers in different departments, such as digital, toys & games, cafe, and receiving.

Barnes and Noble was one of the most interesting places I have ever worked at. As a Book seller for Barnes and noble my responsibilities were to organize and sell books to consumers. My coworkers were the highlight of my experience working for Barnes and Noble. Everyday I looked forward to seeing and working with them as well as the managers. I don't – more...  think the pay was good but I did enjoy my time there – less

Though I was only there for one season, I rather enjoyed working as a bookseller. The only hard part of the job was standing behind a cash register, and even that was only hard because I had recently had a minor injury before I even started to work for Barnes and Noble.

I only worked a seasonal job but I found the employees and management very supportive. I appreciated their get togethers every other week or so to keep us all up to date with out having to learn new things second hand.

I loved working with customers and my fellow co-workers also seemed to enjoy working with people.
The hardest part of the job was standing – more...  on your feet. But this seems to be the hardest part of any retail job. – less

Loved working here, the environment, staff and customers!

The management was really difficult here. They each seemed to be on a power trip and were unfriendly. I would not work at a Barnes and Noble again.

I wish I could get a part-time job there.the management was friendly and kept an honest store.
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Overall, I loved working for this company. It was a store at a local community college, so we only sold textbooks. I was only there for the 'rush periods', the periods of enrollment or students using their Financial Aid. I learned a great deal about team work and mostly how to satisfy an unhappy customer. There was nothing hard about the job, I loved – more...  it. – less

This was my favorite job as a teenager and I enjoyed the experience

Once apon a time I enjoyed my job. There have been many changes in policy and management staffing that I feel have not been beneficial to the running of a customer service centered brick and mortar retail environment. This is not a negative reflection on any one store, but a result of corporate decisions that are not good for the individual stores. – more...  Market changes, including the growing popularity of e-readers, are also threatning my work place security. – less

A typical day at work could be fun. I just love all the customer that come in... I learn alot about communication skill the management to much didnt care. I never work for a company before when the managment dont care... the hardest part of the job was dealing with the management.. the most enjoyable part was my co-worker know matter what was going – more...  on we always had each other back and always got the job done we was the number one cafe in the mid west for 6 years in the roll – less

This store location had a lot of people working very few hours to avoid paying benefits. Employee moral was low overall, and most seemed miserable to some degree. Management was ruthless and unprofessional. I was advised to work off the clock, which I learned was illegal shortly thereafter. The demise of the publishing industry is evident. Minimum wage.

A fun environment and very accommodative to balancing work hours with personal life.

I need more hours and a higher compensation. I like working here I just need a little more compensation to make ends meet. I like knowing all the new things people are interested in. It is a great fulfilling job.