Is Pearson a good company to work for as a Project Manager?

Project Manager professionals working at Pearson have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 142 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Pearson employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Project Manager Jobs at Pearson now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Project Manager interview questions at Pearson .

Does Pearson pay Project Manager employees well?

Project Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Pearson with 2.1 out of 5 stars based on 142 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 44.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Project Manager salaries at Pearson.

How happy are Project Manager professionals working at Pearson?

30% of Project Manager employees at Pearson would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 20% in the past 12 months. Project Manager professionals have also rated Pearson with a 3.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.7 rating for culture and values and 2.0 rating for career opportunities.

What Pearson locations are top rated by Project Manager employees?

Iowa City is the top rated Pearson location by Project Manager employees. Boston is the lowest rated Pearson location by Project Manager employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pearson?

Test Administrator (193) , Project Manager (156) , Sales Representative (136) , Test Scorer (133) , Software Engineer (129) , Manager (126) , Enrollment Advisor (105) , Director (103) , Scorer (83) , Editor (69) , Product Manager (67) , Senior Software Engineer (61) , Remote Scorer (59) , Intern (44) , Customer Service Representative (43)

What are the pros of working at Pearson according to real employee reviews?

"Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing." ((in 792 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 767 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 368 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home." ((in 328 reviews)); "I had great boss and colleagues" ((in 218 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pearson according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay; promotions are impossible to get if you don't want to go into sales" ((in 372 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 346 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 272 reviews)); "Constant reorganizations and layoffs have led to poor revenue." ((in 213 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 161 reviews))

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Pearson Project Manager reviews

3.2

30% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

97% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.7

Culture & values

2.3

Senior management

2.1

Compensation and benefits

2.0

Career opportunities

Project Manager employees have rated Pearson with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 142 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Project Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Pearson is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Project Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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142 reviews

2.0

Sep 10, 2023

Constant restructuring

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stressful nature of the work and recurring system/process issues promotes a sort of comrodary among coworkers - in the trenches together.

Cons

This company has major layoffs and restructuring/ redistribution of the work every few years. Those of us who remain employed are forced to pick up the slack and ultimately end up with the workload of multiple employees. Of course, there is no increase in compensation. I don't recommend working for this company. The systems and processes are outdated and dysfunctional, resulting in widespread issues and added stress to customers and employees.

1.0

Aug 21, 2023

Terrible Work Environment, Harassment Complaint

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Pros

Lots of free time, could come & go without notice

Cons

Reported a harassment issue to HR and they retaliated by putting me in a small room with my harasser, his manager, and my manager. Completely against their sexual harassment policy. When I asked “why” they said it was to make sure we could still work together… so I had to quit.

2.0

Jul 15, 2023

Downward Spiral

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the people I worked with were wonderful, smart colleagues.

Cons

Low pay. Constant layoffs, restructuring of the business, and loss of talent. Silos. Political and backstabbing the further you get to the top of the food chain. Lack of career progression and advancement opportunities even when you deliver and exceed expectations. Toxic culture. Trying to be a tech company forever which has been in vain. Churn and burn culture where leadership will look to cash out as soon as they can.

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