Pearson reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,744 total reviews)
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56% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,744 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pearson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
2.0
Nov 9, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

There are some good benefits to working at Pearson, The industry is Interesting , benefits are decent (though insurance dues are high compared to most other companies) and people are good .

Cons

The company has a top down management style and they don't appear to value their employees. Blame game is very prevelant and employees don't have a sense of job security. Work environment can get very stressful

2.0
Nov 3, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are good, the work life balance is pretty good. The hours are reasonable. Summer hours are a nice perk as well.

Cons

A complete mish-mash of various acquisitions. Numerous old, incompatible systems. No management structure in the company. Also a lot of middle and upper management people who have been there forever, make a ton of money, and do nothing

4.0
Nov 3, 2011

Struggles with internal politics

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, very sharp people, good products.

Cons

Politics and complexity of this large organization. The management still retains a command and control approach which stifles innovation. Lots of territorial behavior at most levels.

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