Pearson used to be a great place to work... not anymore. - Anonymous employee Pearson Employee Review

3.0
Feb 24, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great coworkers, benefits are top notch.

Cons

Professional growth used to be encouraged, but not within the past 3-5 years. John Fallon implemented multiple rounds of "global reorganization" of the entire company, which basically meant that a large majority of dedicated, long-time employees were let go. Not the same Pearson from a few years ago.

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Cons

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