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Penguin Random House

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You’ll like working here but you’ll never get growth opportunities - National Account Manager Penguin Random House Employee Review

2.0
Oct 27, 2021
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Pros

Communication from senior management is frequent and relevant, everyone has been highly supportive of employee needs during the pandemic, benefits are incredible

Cons

There is little to no room for growth, younger employees are constantly told how their current salaries are high compared to when older employees started in the 80’s or 90’s, you will not get a promotion unless someone quits or dies and even then they will try to make you take on that person’s responsibilities without commensurate pay or title, managers openly tell you that the only way to get a raise is to get a competing offer

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Cons

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5.0
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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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