Pearson reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(7,751 total reviews)
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59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,751 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
2.0
Mar 30, 2016

It will grow again - someday

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, especially compared to its industry peers Great people to work with (and often to work for), committed to their mission Despite recent events, this is still the biggest individual player in this particular industry

Cons

Career opportunities are few, and often more affected by geography than competence or achievement. Things are especially grim now, with another re-org underway. Incompetent managers are known about by staff, peers and superiors, but only rarely removed, driving top-performing staff out of the company and to the competition, who are growing with ex-Pearson talent and leadership.

2.0
Mar 30, 2016

Managers don't know what regular folks do

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very smart co-workers, great learning experience

Cons

Snooty managers that play favorites

1.0
Mar 30, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

work from home flexibility and good benefits

Cons

never ending reorganization and lay-offs over the past year have led to a depressing and toxic work environment. Worked here for ten years and am leaving now. Used to be a great job but the current management is too focused on cost cutting without really understanding the business.

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