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      Pearson

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      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (7,746 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 7,746 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
      1.0
      Feb 18, 2016

      No go

      Senior software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, Work from home when needed.

      Cons

      Low morale, Draconian style of management. Was a great company once but with recent changes there is lot of politics and aggressive mid management tactics which makes it no fun to work. Just had a big 10% layoffs and really good old timers who were still passionate about the company were let go. People are quitting left and right. What was once a thriving place has seen its culture deteriorate. Stay away from this place if possible.

      1.0
      Jan 27, 2016

      An example of what happens with bad leadership

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great co-workers for the most part Also, a noble mission statement and overall goal, even if the company has no vision on how to achieve it.

      Cons

      The biggest con is the executive management team. The low level pieces are continually shuffled around during multiple reorgs, while the decision makers all stay in place. Very poor communication and many messages to employees come off as tone deaf. Lack of long term strategy, as the company jumps from one trend to another. Strong belief in outsourcing, and the majority of current employees expect to either be laid off or 'rebadged' in the near future.

      1.0
      May 26, 2015

      Run screaming.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      New Hoboken office has nice view.

      Cons

      Kiss-up envinorment. Lots of really stupid ideas put forth by clueless incompetent management staff that you MUST agree are brilliant or you're pegged as not being a team player. Reorgs & policy changes 3-4 times per year cause mass confusion.

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