Pearson reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,747 total reviews)
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56% approve of CEO

48% 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
Aug 20, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Great flexibility in terms of being allowed to work from home, flexible hours, etc. They publish great products and are very well respected in the marketplace by both customers and competitors alike. They really do want to be innovate with new products and technology. My coworkers are great people who are passionate about what they do.

Cons

It takes forever to get anything done -- too much bureaucracy and too many priorities. No one seems to know who does what any more. I have coworkers all over the country and communication is very poor across groups in all areas. Senior management is very out of touch with morale issues and very focused on "the bottom line". We are short-staffed in all areas but the workload and expectations have increased exponentially. It's not a fun place to work any more.

1.0
Aug 5, 2008

Pearson used to be a great place to work...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits. Fun authors. NSMs in nice locations.

Cons

Old boy network. No change in senior management team in years. What happened to all the women managers?

1.0
Aug 4, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Biggest educational publishing company. If at the right level, an individual may have the opportunity to shape education of millions of children.

Cons

The company is undergoing vast reorganization. Profits and not education emerging more and more as the top priority, top value in the company. Ths is very disappointing to those of us who really care about education.

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