Pearson reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,728 total reviews)
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57% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,728 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
4.0
Feb 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, healthy work/life balance, remote work, flexible, value employees' wellbeing

Cons

Not stable, has a new CEO every couple of years with total restructuring, too much focus on AI

4.0
Feb 9, 2026

High ambitions but difficulty executing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ambition CEO and senior leadership team. Can be an exciting place to work

Cons

Transparency and speed of decision making

1.0
Feb 9, 2026

Not a good place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the co-workers are very helpful and nice to work with.

Cons

Constant layoffs and reorganization. Leadership does not know what they are doing and the company continues its downward spiral - no matter how much lipstick leardership tries to put on the pig (so to speak).

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