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
4.0
Aug 14, 2014

Claims moral high-ground on equality, but it's really just about payback.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you play your cards right, and are of the correct oppressed demographic, you will go far. The struggle to succeed at Pearson was like going to graduate school for an MBA in Hard Knocks while being paid a good salary and benefits. I'll be able to use the bruises and scars from this experience to do even better in future endeavors. The benefits are the best I've ever had. The salaries are great, also.

Cons

If you're a white male, plan for a long career in mediocre positions with lots of responsibility, no authority, no budget to accomplish the performance goals assigned to you by your manager, and an appalling lack of follow-through on the part of your manager as to said performance goals. The last time I was part of a decent and useful performance review was when I was the manager doing them with my direct reports. Also, Pearson has a tendency to reorganize itself nearly every year. This habit creates a lot of org chart chaos and keeps anything from truly being settled and operationalized.

1.0
Dec 22, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Smart people, many very knowledgeable about their industry and jobs.

Cons

In the process of planning a major set of layoffs as they adjust to changes in the industry. Lots of politics with the CIO and his crew making a big power play. Significant changes in how things are done are coming, and if it's like past reorgs, there will be much confusion, many people will leave or be let go, and things will just keep getting worse. I'd avoid Pearson for a long while. They may not survive.

2.0
Feb 7, 2015

Not the same company it used to be.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good health Benefits , vacation/holiday time. Matching 401k. Adjusted hours in the Summer to allow for longer weekends.

Cons

Employees no longer seem to matter. After multiple re-orgs there has been so much work dumped on the remaining employees with very little training and heavy demands. Work life balance has disappeared, basically you should be happy you have a job so do whatever it takes to get it done. Salary and increases are minimum.

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