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      Pearson

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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
      1.0
      Jul 7, 2008

      Idiot supervisors and managers

      Sampling associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The Expierence and pay are two of teh best reasons for working at Pearson, I have been there for over 7 years, and have not moved. I am a Lead, which really isnt much different from when i started. I would also say another reason it is a good place to work is, it takes a lot to get fired for. People will miss lots of days, do a crappy job, and be rude or evil to management, and are still working there. If you are a slacker, this is the place to work. Just show up, and get paid.

      Cons

      idiots who manage, and losers who get promoted ahead of the deserving

      4.0
      Jun 22, 2008

      Good work, but it doesn't last.

      Peak employee scorer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fellow employees. A Bachelors degree minimum is required to work as a Pearson "Peak Employee," as they are known, so everyone around you has a level of education higher than the average population. They know what I'm talking about, and I know what they're talking about. Low level of stress (most of the time) - you score achievement tests all day. Interesting mix of states - Pearson contracts with different state's departments of education to score that state's tests. Every state is slightly different in the way they want their tests scored.

      Cons

      Job is temporary. Facility is open and operational only as long as Pearson has tests to score, which is not the entire year. When the kids are out of school, and before the next year's tests start to come in (July thru Oct), there is no work. Work through the school year is sporadic, though management IS trying to bring work in to fill up the whole year.

      2.0
      Jun 20, 2008

      Oh dear....

      Pomissor technical support
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people there are okay. Easy to talk to/get along with. The benefits are reasonable with healthcare and eye tests included.

      Cons

      Management is very inept and incompetent at all levels. No career progression, job roles arfe very dull and limited. The management are pen pushers who work to statistics and numbers without considering anything else. As long as all their figures are in place then nothing else matters. Most of the team leaders cannot lead seeing as they don't know anything about the job that the team is doing (especially the technical roles). I think this is common with a lot of offices in the UK - management are piss poor at best.

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