Pearson reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(7,750 total reviews)
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Omar Abbosh

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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8K reviews
3.0
Nov 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The job is nice for a single person or someone without kids. There is a lot of freedom and you get to talk to very interesting people all day. If you are highly motivated and independent, it is great because they give you a lot of freedom to essentially run your own territory. The bonus payouts are usually pretty nice.

Cons

Upper level management is all flash and no substance. They do not offer opportunities for advancement to people based on merit, but on who you are close to. Some of the senior level management have literally accomplished nothing, or maybe made goal one time and then are promoted to these big positions they are totally unqualified for. Having worked for Prentice Hall and then after the merger for the Arts and Sciences Division, the A&S division is much better and much more competent. The PH side of things is a joke within the company, especially the upper-level sales management.

2.0
Oct 25, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Basically a good company with excellent medical benefits and salary.

Cons

Pearson too often utilized copyeditors and proofreaders on a term of contract basis. Full timers are forced to continually re-train new hires each year, which was visibly draining on staff and frustrating for everyone.

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