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Penguin Random House reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,191 total reviews)
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83% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Penguin Random House has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,191 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Penguin Random House 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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1K reviews
3.0
Apr 6, 2018

Major office politics

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really great to get to work on books

Cons

Super cliquey, major office politics

3.0
Mar 27, 2018

Coordinator

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good colleagues Work life balance Clean environment

Cons

Basic benefits Fresh grads are underpaid

4.0
Mar 26, 2018

Great company culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great corporate culture, work life balance, family friendly, great vacation. Undisputed leader in the publishing business.

Cons

Salaries are lower than other industries, sometimes resistant to change, HR/recruiting are awful.

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