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      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (7,740 total reviews)
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      Omar Abbosh

      56% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,740 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
      3.0
      Nov 11, 2010

      Good company for intangibles, but little advancement opportunities outside of sales.

      Development editor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Comparable salaries with other publishers for set roles. Excellent benefits. Fair promotion of work/life balance (outside of busy seasons). Casual work environment.

      Cons

      Little advancement for non-sales oriented roles. Middle-to-upper management shows poor leadership/caring. Work/life balance during busy seasons. Convoluted hiring process (it shouldn't take 3 to 6 months a person when there's a team need). Paperwork-heavy performance review process. Poor training implementation.

      1.0
      Nov 10, 2010

      Good Ole Boys Club

      Technical project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A pro of working for Pearson....The benefits.

      Cons

      You won't get promoted unless you are part of the "good ole boys club". Rather than speak up about something unethical you should just quit or your life will be made nearly unbearable. It does not matter how hard or how much you work you will not get promoted unless you are part of the "good ole boys club".

      3.0
      Nov 8, 2010

      OK place to work, but no advancement for women with kids and salaries are not very good

      Outside sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The job is nice for a single person or someone without kids. There is a lot of freedom and you get to talk to very interesting people all day. If you are highly motivated and independent, it is great because they give you a lot of freedom to essentially run your own territory. The bonus payouts are usually pretty nice.

      Cons

      Upper level management is all flash and no substance. They do not offer opportunities for advancement to people based on merit, but on who you are close to. Some of the senior level management have literally accomplished nothing, or maybe made goal one time and then are promoted to these big positions they are totally unqualified for. Having worked for Prentice Hall and then after the merger for the Arts and Sciences Division, the A&S division is much better and much more competent. The PH side of things is a joke within the company, especially the upper-level sales management.

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