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      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (7,747 total reviews)
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      Omar Abbosh

      56% approve of CEO

      48% positive business outlook

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      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
      2.0
      Mar 1, 2016

      No longer the company I grew to love

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Best co-workers a person could ask for. Wonderful, dedicated, professional, intelligent, team players. Great benefits, ability to telecommute, flexible work schedules.

      Cons

      Direction of company under John Fallon has taken a downturn. Multiple reorganizations and layoffs of long-time employees. Morale among remaining employees -- at least in the division I was in -- is very low.

      3.0
      Jul 26, 2015

      Would not recommend

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flex time and great benefits

      Cons

      The company environment changed during my time of employment. When I started there it was a friendly, easy going company; however, when new management took over the atmosphere became very depressed and negative. The open work space that was initiated was meant to encourage more collaborative work days, but I don't think it succeeded in doing that. More of a library feel than a vital, lively workspace. It's also very difficult for advancement, and salaries are not representative of experience and time put in.

      2.0
      Feb 12, 2015

      Great people, screwed up organization

      Technical writer
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      Pros

      I have worked with some amazing, talented, dedicated people, whose talents are frankly wasted here. The flexible schedule and ability to work from home are great. Decent benefits. If you don't mind the possibility of your job being completely turned upside down without warning or explanation, work here!

      Cons

      Completely disorganized and disjointed management that is totally out of touch with what the workforce needs to get their jobs done. Constant "restructuring" i.e. layoffs of the people who are doing valuable work while the upper management flounders around doing very little. Many of the really great people either leave or are laid off while the dead wood hangs on. Constant bad press makes it hard to be proud of working for this organization.

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