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      Penguin Random House reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (1,188 total reviews)
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      Nihar Malaviya

      81% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      Penguin Random House has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,188 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
      5.0
      Aug 5, 2025

      Brilliant employer

      Marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Creativity freedom and development are encouraged. Really supportive and helpful management culture. Decent benefits.

      Cons

      Salary. But that's publishing in general.

      4.0
      Aug 4, 2025

      A good place to work

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      Pros

      Worked at Penguin for nearly 4 years, and was promoted twice in that time. I learned LOTS, had the opportunities to grow and get involved with exciting projects. The benefits are also top-notch. Equal parental leave policy, great wellbeing and sickness policies, healthcare cashback plan, cash bonus, discounts and of course, lots of lots of books.

      Cons

      Hierarchical nature of the business means it can take *months* to progress with projects as lots of people want to be involved. Pay and progression is a problem on the publishing side of the business. The business as a whole is also quite lean, so people are often very stretched and overworked. The office is beautiful, but very much in the middle of nowhere in Nine Elms. Nothing around it. Makes socialising difficult.

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