Pearson reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(7,750 total reviews)
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59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,750 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pearson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Nov 16, 2010
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Pros

Management was very flexible when it came to balancing work and life outside of work. Benefits were excellent compared to the industry. some managers were excellent and a pleasure to work for but their power to promote was limited.

Cons

They re-orged so many times you could never count on your manager being the same from the beginning of the year to the end.

3.0
Nov 11, 2010
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Pros

Comparable salaries with other publishers for set roles. Excellent benefits. Fair promotion of work/life balance (outside of busy seasons). Casual work environment.

Cons

Little advancement for non-sales oriented roles. Middle-to-upper management shows poor leadership/caring. Work/life balance during busy seasons. Convoluted hiring process (it shouldn't take 3 to 6 months a person when there's a team need). Paperwork-heavy performance review process. Poor training implementation.

1.0
Nov 10, 2010
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Pros

A pro of working for Pearson....The benefits.

Cons

You won't get promoted unless you are part of the "good ole boys club". Rather than speak up about something unethical you should just quit or your life will be made nearly unbearable. It does not matter how hard or how much you work you will not get promoted unless you are part of the "good ole boys club".

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