Penn Foster Group reviews

2.5

39% would recommend to a friend

(278 total reviews)

Kermit Cook

65% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Penn Foster Group has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 278 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Penn Foster Group employee rating is 33% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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278 reviews
1.0
Nov 15, 2021

Unknown Future

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

-Unlimited PTO (good luck actually using it) -Insurance -401k -Fair Incentives (actually better than some larger companies I've worked for)

Cons

-First thing you should know is that Carrus/CareerStep was recently bought out/acquired by Penn Foster. For years, management has told us they were a terrible company, so this change was very unexpected on the sales floor. While this will have a clear impact on the future of the company, product, and income for employees, management has no answers as to what will happen. -Management does not have a clear vision and they tend to go after each other frequently. There is a lot of gossip and negative talk amongst them, which makes going into the office uncomfortable and weird. -Extremely low pay. You could take an AE role at any of the dozens of companies around carries and your base would immediately double (at least) -The role is stagnant. Unlike most large companies that provide numerous promotions in the AE role, none exist here. The job you start is the one you will end with (unless you want to go into management)

2.0
Nov 12, 2021

Great mission, lacking direction

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Helping to upskill workforces is a noble mission

Cons

Lack of direction within company, sudden shifts in compensation with no warning.

5.0
Nov 11, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It really hasn’t been hard to hit quota here! Most are able to hit quota in a normal work day, and most don’t work overtime unless they struggle to sell. Leads are given out based on close rate (like most places), which seems fair enough to me. Seeing some pretty ridiculous reviews about having to work overtime, unattainable quotas, and unfairness with leads. Take these with a grain of salt considering they’re most likely left by people who couldn’t cut it and were let go or had to leave because they struggled to perform.

Cons

Having to work with other sales people who blame their lack of success on everything besides themselves, while the majority of us are able to get the job done just fine.

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