Pearson reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,747 total reviews)
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57% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,747 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
Aug 10, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The incentives of salary, bonus, perks, and flexibility in work schedule are reasons to enjoy this job. The subject matter is often interesting, as is interacting with college professors.

Cons

No matter how you dress it, this is a sales job at a for-profit company. Much to the chagrin of many hard working employees, the end-of-day focus is on pleasing shareholders through increased profits, not on improving education. As such, the aforementioned flexibility in work schedule quickly evolves into perpetual work with a rapid decline in personal time.

2.0
Jul 23, 2010

Customer Service Replaced by Greed for Bonuses

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Attracts some of the brightest people in the industry, good quality products, opportunity to meet others in the industry and network, some flexibility in hours

Cons

Management is more concerned with annual bonuses than providing good customer service, company reputation has suffered because of this, sales reps without teaching experience don't connect well with teachers in marketplace. Company policy expects much more than the typical 7 or 8 hour work day.

5.0
Jun 20, 2010

I love it!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly, ethical, spreading education throughout the world is critical of the organization's mission. Female CEO. Work/life balance. Philanthropic. International presence.

Cons

Size of the organization can be a challenge. Even within the domestic US. Actually being able to review resource availability very difficult.

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