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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

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
1.0
Sep 24, 2015

Avoid!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lots of nice people, free books, great on your cv

Cons

Still a lot of fallout from the merger and insecurity. Some managers are great, but others are bullies, there's a high turnover of PAs/secretaries due to pressure from senior managers

5.0
May 28, 2015

Great place to Work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Penguin Random House is a great place to work. You are valued and feel like what you are doing matters. Great perks; summer working hours, good holiday, free books!

Cons

Cons of Penguin Random House; salary increases are slow to come, lots of proving you are worth more money.

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