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      Pearson

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      Pearson reviews

      3.5

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (7,751 total reviews)
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      Omar Abbosh

      59% 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 7,751 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 27, 2016

      Not Brave, Imaginative, or Decent

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Benefits are comparable with other companies, and there are good people here who care about the world (not talking about leaders)

      Cons

      Digital company that isn't in sync with digital trends; top sales performers are promoted to managers without being qualified or trained to be strong managers; many leaders at Pearson are unable to execute strategies and as a result, goals aren't met and layoffs ensue; almost 0 accountability in upper management; disconnected to Real needs of customers; lots of smoke and mirrors to promote brand and reputation; climate of "don't ask don't tell" when shady sales tactics are used to achieve goals.

      2.0
      Mar 21, 2016

      Not the same place...

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      They pay well if they keep you around and they have a great severance package.

      Cons

      Waves of layoffs and a CEO with a poor vision. Not a reliable place to work if you choose to stay at an employer for the long term. The bottom line is all that matters these days and they continue to reorg and outsource positions. The result? Piling more work upon their employees throwing life/work balance out of whack.

      1.0
      Mar 4, 2016

      A poor excuse of a company and a former shell of itself.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      From top to mid level, management is petty, incompetent, and running for their collective lives.

      Cons

      The company is a disgrace to education, publishing and publicly held industry.

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