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Disappointing Leadership - Anonymous employee Lakeshore Learning Materials Employee Review

2.0
13 Jul 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good medical benefits, decent time off, great coworkers.

Cons

Executive leadership is terrible (with the exception of 1 or 2). Most have been there for 15+ years and are not equipped to lead in the capacity the company needs. When new executive leadership is brought in from the outside they typically don’t last more than a year. The change in CEO from Bo to Charles impacted the company in a negative way. Charles is not strong enough to lead through massive change. Managers have no true say over their functions as a senior leader can just dictate what they want - regardless of impact. Morale is terrible. There is no longer a collaborative culture and it is survival of the fittest and everyone protecting what is theirs. A forced Return to Office mandate was positioned as “to improve collaboration” stating we struggled in collaboration the past couple years - even though we hit record high sales.

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Lakeshore Learning Materials Response
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Thank you for sharing your perspective. It’s clear you have a lot of feedback to offer, and we only wish we’d had a chance to discuss your concerns while you were still with us. Lakeshore has an open-door policy and strongly encourages team members to use their voices to drive the change they want to see. Our most recent employee survey delivered some of our strongest results to date—with a high engagement rate and excellent feedback to help shape our future. We understand that we have taken on quite a bit of change with our growth over the last few years, but we are trying to change in ways that are helpful to our customers, respectful to our team and true to our culture. For example, our Return to Office approach was designed to strengthen collaboration across teams and departments. While we recognize that in-person work isn’t the right fit for everyone, it does play an important role in how we connect, innovate and grow together. And, even though our business is evolving at a rapid pace, our culture and values remain the same. To support teachers and students, we still show up to do our best work, pitch in to help wherever we can and stay curious to continuously learn and try new things. Although we weren’t the perfect match for you, we do appreciate your feedback and wish you the very best in your next chapter. –Employee Experience Team

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