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      Penguin Random House reviews

      3.9

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (1,191 total reviews)
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      Nihar Malaviya

      83% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      Penguin Random House has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,191 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Penguin Random House 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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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Jul 3, 2026

      Work from home benefits overshadowed by low pay in MD

      Customer service representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Work from home, Paid time off,

      Cons

      The pay is awful in MD. If you work in another State expect to have your pay adjusted by thousands yearly..every other year? Not sure why, but lucky them. If you start entry level work for PRH in NY expect your salary to be $55K on day 1. Thats more than folks in MD make after working here for 10 yrs. By thousands. Our corporate office loves to send out a company wide email announcing the big raises for everyone but us. Imagine how we feel in MD seeing that!! MD our raises are 3% . We are important to this company, but not compensated fairly.

      5.0
      Jun 20, 2026

      Psychological safety!

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      • Caring people. Psychological safety is emphasized by people at every level. I feel like leadership at each step of the reporting chain is very approachable and transparent. • Great work/life balance. • There is a lot of openness to trying new technologies or doing different things for such a large and established organization. There is very little "trend chasing," it's more like you're listened to. As the CEO started out as a technologist, he has a realistic view of what new tools (including, but not just, AI) can do for us. • Informal, especially for a company created by the merger of two nearly-100 year old publishing firms and was recently acquired by a nearly-200 year old company. • Company supports learning and development. • Free books! • I care greatly about the company's mission and it's clear how my work impacts the company's ability to execute on it. • Things often move slowly, which is both a pro and a con.

      Cons

      • Pay and insurance are very average, but I can live with that. This is a much bigger con for employees whose jobs require them to be on-site, especially in e.g. London and New York. • Said learning and development seem to have a ...deliberate pace. While this is fine and what I wanted, other tech people coming in from more "tech-y" organizations mightn't gel with it. • Things often move slowly, which is both a pro and a con.

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