Pearson reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,746 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 7,746 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
3.0
Nov 19, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Pearson has many bright, informed, compassionate people at the sub-VP levels. When given the budget, they produce top-notch, innovative materials.

Cons

The in-house staff is often forced to lower the overall quality of their products to stay within budget. It must be really hard to control quality when you can't pay for it.

3.0
Nov 19, 2009

good job, bad pay

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good job, friendly work atmosphere

Cons

pay does not equal job requirements, expectations of managers are unrealistic and have many managers on road to burnout

2.0
Nov 3, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits such as 401K matching, good health coverage, flex time. Also many discounts such as mobile phone service, banking, etc.

Cons

Poor working conditions including working past midnight, being denied lunch or dinner, working without heating or air conditioning, working more than 7 days in a row. The work week is supposedly 35 hours, but even if one is coerced into working 70 hours a week, there is no overtime pay, no bonus, no raise, and no thank you. The use of many short-term employees is expensive and drains valuable time. There is no training for new employees and many projects run into roadblocks as a result of inexperienced individuals who, through no fault of their own, cannot do what is expected of them.

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