Pearson reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,747 total reviews)
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49% 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
Feb 29, 2016

Company Struggling to Find Identity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexibility Competitive Salary Benefits Widely recognized in the industry

Cons

Inconsistant corporate culture Sink or swim mentality Weak leadership

2.0
Feb 15, 2016
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Pros

good benefits and reasonable work-life balance. company has a respectable mission though it lacks a viable plan to achieve it

Cons

Low morale; layoffs; outsourcing of critical functions; poor profitability meaning low or no bonus; extremely limited career advancement options in the USA

1.0
Feb 1, 2016
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Pros

As a developer, you will work with new technologies. You get to pretend like you are impacting other's lives through education.

Cons

Too many to list. Poorly managed. Very high turn over rate and attrition rate. In spite of that cannot afford the staff it has now. 10 percent workforce layoff across the board in quarter one 2016. They hire many visa based employees, pay them poorly and hold the visa over their head as a weapon (I do not have a visa). Unrealistic project goals and unattainable deadlines. Be prepared to work long hours and holidays to meet deliverables. Watch the lazy and undisciplined be elevated while you work long hours to prevent failure. Very meeting centric. Revolving door for senior leadership. Could go on and on... Everything that was good about Pearson ecollege (centennial) has left. Go elsewhere.

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