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      Pearson reviews

      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
      4.0
      Sep 20, 2008

      People make the place

      Technical support engineer
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      Pros

      The people that work there are bright and easy to get along with. Flexibility of hours.

      Cons

      Lack of career advancement. Too much red tape. Inhospitable environment for submitting new ideas.

      3.0
      Sep 8, 2008

      Great benefits, but difficult to find career progression.

      Marketing coordinator
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Pearson has a great work/life balance. The typical workday for most people (even senior) is 9-5, and they offer "summer hours" that allows most employees to leave at lunchtime on Fridays in the summer. They offer great benefits, including tuition reimbursement, discounted gym memberships, 401k matching, and good insurance options. The office location is great. If you have kids in college, it's helpful to purchase their textbooks at a discounted rate, and you receive discounts on Penguin books as well. The office culture is pretty relaxed. Dress is business casual. For someone who is interested in sales, this is a great place to work!

      Cons

      For some, it is difficult to find a career progression path at Pearson. Especially if you are starting right out of college, the only way to really get ahead and make a decent salary is to become a sales rep in the field, and then return to the office for a manager's position. The pay is not very good, although that is probably similar at other publishing companies. And to be fair, the sales rep position can be quite lucrative. You'll find lots of people in the office right out of college, and then managers, with not many people in between.

      2.0
      Sep 7, 2008

      Stuck in the past

      Senior software developer
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      Pros

      Job Security - historically you almost have to try to get fired.

      Cons

      Off shoring continuously, underestimating the value of home based software development

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