just OK - Anonymous employee Pearson Employee Review

3.0
Feb 14, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This publishing house offers great benefits, and it has a big share in the K-12 market in the biggest states.

Cons

It's very bureaucratic, thus, too hard to navigate and get things done. It's too political, and as a result, it's a lot about personality rather than performance.

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Cons

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