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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

      57% approve of CEO

      49% 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
      Feb 9, 2018

      Pound Wise and Penny Foolish

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work from home so I can avoid my petty, vindictive manager.

      Cons

      Toxic culture. Only want to reward those who are willing to kiss up to their managers. Cost over quality, profits over people. This is the only way they know how to keep the stock price from sinking even lower.

      4.0
      Jan 19, 2018

      Fairly new & hard to figure this place out

      Manager
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great learning opportunities for those who wish to take advantage; there are some excellent managers who really want to develop their people

      Cons

      They are struggling to figure out what they want to be and a true Tech company they are not. Pay is below (way below) market and absolutely one of the worst Onboarding inductions I have ever had with conflicting information given and lack of follow up from HR.

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      Pearson Response
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      Thank you for your honest feedback. As our current employees know, we are in the midst of a transformation of our business to move to digital solutions that will make a mark on the future of education. It is not always an easy process and we rely on our employees to help us uphold our corporate values of being brave, accountable, imaginative and decent. Our leaders are working to hire and retain the best people to help build a culture to match our role as the world’s learning company. We will share your feedback about your onboarding experience with the HR department so they can make improvements as needed.
      1.0
      Apr 1, 2017

      Good benefits if you can bear the extreme politics and lack of direction

      Anonymous employee
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits and work from home policy.

      Cons

      Few legacy products that still bring in revenue. Company financially is just barely doing okay and new product is not doing good at all due ownership politics and one bad decision after another. Lot of outsourcing, layoffs and no good direction makes it a company that you would think twice before even applying for. Draconian style of management due to extreme politics. During my time I went through three CTOs and three directors. Most of the colleagues left the company for better opportunities.

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