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Penguin Random House reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,190 total reviews)
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Nihar Malaviya

83% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Penguin Random House has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,190 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
Nov 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

has a good culture and people are good.

Cons

pay is weak, prospects are zero to none, not even sure if they recognize what parts of it do.

4.0
Oct 31, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free books are always great. Benefits were pretty good. Solid work-life balance (although this depends on your team). I wasn't expected to take on work that didn't fit my job description. It was a very well-organized team.

Cons

Low pay. I'm not sure if it has been addressed since I left, but there were clear pay discrepancies between men and women in the same position (men were exempt, women were non-exempt). Lots of managers are promoted because they've put their time in or "paid their dues." They might be good marketers, but it's clear that they haven't made an effort to learn how to manage people.

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