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      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

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      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
      2.0
      Oct 20, 2015

      Steep learning curve but pathetic work-life balance

      Copy editor
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      Pros

      Good learning curve Colleagues are friendly and helpful Work is interesting and challenging

      Cons

      Terrible work-life balance. Employees are expected to work like donkeys to meet deadlines, and salary hikes do not even keep up with inflation. My colleagues and I take work home on weekdays, weekends and even when we are on leave or on vacation. The pressure we are under ultimately affects health and personal relationships.

      3.0
      Oct 15, 2015

      Great products, good employees, management needs some work

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I worked on the Penguin side of the company before the merger. The products were consistently good quality, even if they weren't always successful. We were held to high standards, which were well worth it. Any time that customers had issues, we worked together to correct the problem. There was a lot of cooperation in that effort. Culture was okay, with some overly competitive types, but mostly collaborative personalities. Pay and benefits were a little low, but more or less competitive in the marketplace.

      Cons

      As with anywhere, budget cuts come along, and management is not at its best, hogging the life preserver for themselves, so as cuts played out, the company became even more top-heavy than necessary, and appears to still be that way, after the merger.

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