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Toxic work culture and poor management - Analyst Penguin Random House Employee Review

2.0
Feb 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Books and vacation time, coworkers are generally nice when they aren't competing with you. Great place to start for entry-level if you can deal with department drama, little to no room for advancment though

Cons

No work life balance Low pay Being overworked is accepted and expected Incompetence and racism runs rampant in the Talent Acquisition and HR department, so don't bother to complain Diversity hiring is for show, save yourself the headache and look elsewhere

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

Great writing, Top tier production

Cons

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