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      Bookstr Reviews

      4.6

      92% would recommend to a friend

      (15 total reviews)

      Scott Richmond

      100% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

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      Bookstr has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Bookstr employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      15 reviews
      1.0
      Aug 9, 2017

      Toxic environment at a company with no vision

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Most of the coworkers were passionate, intelligent people who I loved working with and seeing everyday. They were really the only good part of the company.

      Cons

      Overall, this was a toxic, unprofessional environment where higher management was inappropriate and the CEO would be aware, but overlook it. It was also extremely unorganized, with no specific budget set for any department, including marketing. The company also decided that marketing wasn't important in growing the company. Employees were told that collaboration was important, but were told to "stay in their lanes" when they tried. Writers were also limited in the content they could create, which led to a lot of repackaged content and not much original stuff. The company in general didn't know what its vision was and struggled with it. And one of the biggest problems was that they relied heavily on unpaid interns, which at the time outnumbered paid staff by more than double. The company right now is going through just interns as all paid employees were let go in June. We also worked in an "office" that is the CEO's apartment which is awkward.

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      Bookstr Response
      3y
      This is from the previous iteration of Bookstr. It is under different management and different ownership. We are sorry that people had a bad experience.
      2.0
      Jul 19, 2017

      A startup with no vision, no plan, and poor management

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Most of the full-time staff were passionate, curious, and fun people to work with.

      Cons

      The culture here was extremely oppressive. When staff members would try to express ideas or opinions, they are often shot down by the management. There is a lack of cooperation, as staff were frequently told to 'stay in their lane' by the CEO, making it difficult to have cross-departmental conversations. The company's focus is largely on pageviews and social media sharing, however it is not monetized effectively, despite many suggestions by the marketing and sales teams to change the approach. Content teams are not given enough leeway to create original work, often being told to repackage successful pieces of content produced by other companies and platforms. This company's structure is currently only interns and one or two staff members, after all paid employees were laid off this past June.

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      Bookstr Response
      3y
      This is from the previous iteration of Bookstr. It is under different management and different ownership. We are sorry that people had a bad experience.
      2.0
      Sep 26, 2017

      Very little value in working here

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Tight knit community, occasional happy hour, good health care

      Cons

      Unprofessional, no respect for time off, mostly unpaid interns, very little motivation, terrible communication between staff and upper managment, little to no direction

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      Bookstr Response
      3y
      This is from the previous iteration of Bookstr. It is under different management and different ownership. We are sorry that people had a bad experience.
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