Pearson reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,734 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 7,734 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
Jul 11, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Work from home opportunities were nice. Bonuses (until merging) were good now they stink. Nothing else now is a pro, it's been a miserable 2 years.

Cons

Told our jobs were safe. Laid off weeks later despite great reviews for my 6 years there. VP level and up have no idea how stuff works here. Too many chiefs.

1.0
Feb 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Love building products that support education, flexible hours/schedules, very bright, dedicated people.

Cons

Jobs are vanishing from the US. People all around Pearson need to pay attention as the reorg continues, high paying jobs will stay in UK (Empire) and all others off-shored to India or SL. Moral is very low, management is saying that certain areas are 'growing' but are not forthcoming as to 'which' jobs. I am being asked to build things that will be handed off-shore. Sad to see more US jobs leaving the continent while big tax breaks are given to these Corp Giants. Managers are looking out for themselves to hold on to their jobs and "training budgets". If you work for Pearson US in any division, be prepared at all times to find other employment. Some jobs will stay, but many will go away - don't fall for the illusion. If you are in SL or India - many things to come your way. US 'open' positions may just be temporary.

3.0
Jan 24, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible work schedules, good people, overall company values are good. Great for working mothers.

Cons

Lack of training budgets. Lack of development budgets. This business unit has recently thrown all its eggs into one basket. Botched reorg has left very few to wear many hats. Publishing teams feel unsupported. Personally, I've seen 6 straight years of increased responsibilities without significant pay increase. Excuses abound.

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