Pearson Senior Software Developer reviews

3.9

83% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)
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Omar Abbosh

100% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Pearson with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Pearson is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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85 reviews
1.0
Mar 2, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

There is some working from home and schedule flexibility. There are still some really bright developers here. The Denver work location is nice.

Cons

For anyone considering a job with Pearson in the USA, beware. They are aggressively off shoring jobs and converting their entire workforce to contract workers. There is a never ending stream of bad news anymore and a flood of talent leaving the company. A new employee will be thrown right in with no training and very little useful documentation to help them get started. Then not long after starting the fear mindset will be instilled. Most of the people left have been brow beaten into almost non-human creatures. It is sad to witness people reduced to such misery. If you are considering taking a job with Pearson realize up front that it will probably be short term and degrading, so have an exit strategy going in.

1.0
Feb 18, 2016

No go

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, Work from home when needed.

Cons

Low morale, Draconian style of management. Was a great company once but with recent changes there is lot of politics and aggressive mid management tactics which makes it no fun to work. Just had a big 10% layoffs and really good old timers who were still passionate about the company were let go. People are quitting left and right. What was once a thriving place has seen its culture deteriorate. Stay away from this place if possible.

3.0
Feb 2, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work/life balance. Great benefits. Potential to work on very important software with a global reach.

Cons

Company in a complete identity crisis. Shifting from publishing to all digital has been a painful process, with no real concrete end in sight.

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