Pearson reviews

... the disastrous outsourcing model of development effectively removes that one Pro. Besides reducing head count and cutting costs, what is one other "positive" about relying on anonymous, outside developers to "author" your content? You have talented people inside (fewer by the day) being converted into vendor monitors. Why does management think outside people will work harder/better for Pearson than Pearson's own employees? It's illogical. True, Pearson had always used vendors when the amount of work required it. But, they had inside people who gave more than their all check any outside work to ensure quality for teachers and students. And Pearson used to develop core products like student books in-house as a collaborative with its authors. It's so sad how the current regime is running this once proud company into the ground. For those who soldier on, I feel for you. I did it for years. I got out while I still had some physical and mental health left. I'm glad I left even though I miss my friends.

The corporate re-org shuffle is a little maddening. We have a tendency to lurch from cost-cutting measures to motivational branding and back again. There's a good chance your job will be cut or moved to offshore teams.