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      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (7,729 total reviews)
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      Omar Abbosh

      57% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

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      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      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 7,729 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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      3.0
      Mar 23, 2009

      Pearson IT Project Manager review

      It project manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Pearson does offer a nice compensation package including tuition reimbursement. They offer a flexible work schedule and a casual work environment. I've been very fortunate to have managers that were understanding when I needed to take time off.

      Cons

      The IT organization has been reorganized several times in the last few years, which makes it difficult to understand roles and responsibilities within the organization. There are resource shortages in the IT organization, so it is very easy for employees (especially the good ones) to get an overwhelming workload.

      3.0
      Mar 21, 2009

      Not a bad place to work

      Editorial manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - People are generally very nice. Colleagues are supportive. - The work can be meaningful at times. - The Glenview facility is nice. The buildings have many enormous windows. Although the furnishings are somewhat dated, maintenance is thorough. There is a wooded walking trail. - The company is basically financially stable--an important attribute during this period of economic uncertainty.

      Cons

      - Long hours. - Unreasonable expectations by senior management. - Staff is somewhat discouraged by the ever increasing scope of projects, decreasing timeframes, and decreasing staff levels coupled with upper management’s enthusiastic voicing of the mantra "efficiency and accountability." - As of March 2009 Pearson Education continues on an going 2+ year reorganization coupled with seemingly random layoffs and department eliminations. The reorganization has "been near the end" for 18 months.

      2.0
      Feb 16, 2009

      Leading academic publisher fails to lead in management.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great city location. Excellent books. Some great professionals

      Cons

      Poor management leads to poor morale. Insensitivity of management. Poor communication. Dreadful human resources who represent management and not the employees.

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