Pearson reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,747 total reviews)
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57% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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
3.0
Jul 19, 2010

flexible work structure

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The staff is supportive. My boss is very reasonable and intelligent. The company is understanding of different life arrangements. Flexible hours and degrees of employment (full-time, short-time, and part-time) are often (not always) accommodated.

Cons

Change is slow and sometimes agonizingly slow. The system can be very bureaucratic. Inter-company communications are not always efficient and effective.

2.0
Jul 19, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility is out of this world. Salary is decent for the area when compared to other companies.

Cons

Leadership is horrible. Communication is not existent. Incompetency in many leadership roles Building appearance is out dated and crowded

5.0
Jul 13, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pearson is a great organization to work for. Management is outstanding, exec leadership are involved and aware of goings-on and interact with front-line employees frequently. There are several visionary folks throughout the organization and while they are loosely organized (see: Yammer), they are able to help shape and shift the organization. I would heartiliy recommend Pearson!

Cons

There are challenges, as there are in any large organization, particularly around innovation and challenging the status quo. It's not quite the monolith that IBM or other Blue Chip organizations are, but there are times that change comes slowly (if at all). Internal shared services are less than ideal. The green initiatives have not yet reached HR/payroll services and certainly not accounts payable.

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