Does Penguin Random House pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Penguin Random House employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Penguin Random House . This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Penguin Random House ?

72% of Penguin Random House employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Penguin Random House 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Penguin Random House ?

Editorial Assistant (50) , Editor (33) , Intern (29) , Editorial Intern (25) , Designer (21) , Publicity Assistant (21) , Marketing Assistant (20) , Publicity Intern (15) , Assistant Editor (13) , Director (13) , Senior Designer (13) , Manager (12) , Graphic Designer (11) , Marketing Coordinator (11) , Author (10)

What are the pros of working at Penguin Random House according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefit as well as perks" ((in 190 reviews)); "The people were great and everyone wants to help you succeed." ((in 132 reviews)); "Very colourful and vibrant office; has a pulp shelf offering free books" ((in 92 reviews)); "Great team and colleagues" ((in 69 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 41 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Penguin Random House according to real employee reviews?

"lots of administrative work and low pay" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor management and can be improved" ((in 29 reviews)); "Lack of diversity and inclusivity." ((in 25 reviews)); "long hours which lead to no life" ((in 14 reviews)); "I was helpfully informed that career progression depended less on what you do and more on who do you flatter enough to remember your name." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Penguin Random House layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Penguin Random House layoffs and their outlook for job security at Penguin Random House in 2026.

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3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,188 total reviews)

Nihar Malaviya

81% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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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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1.0

Jun 19, 2021

Toxic environment, good benefits though

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Free books and good benefits

Cons

Quite a toxic environment within my team and regularly would hear berating across the office by other managers to team members. Also real lack of diversity. I was on a team of 10 - all white upper middle class and the majority went to private school, except myself. Just had an overall air of snobbery unfortunately, plus everyone looked really unhappy most of the time.

4.0

Jun 4, 2020

Generally a good place to work; difficult to live on in New York

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company, regular cost of living salary increases, benefits, coworkers, room to grow

Cons

Needs more support for POC employees, wages

1.0

Mar 19, 2020

Toxic Atmosphere, No Growth, Excess Workload

Marketing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You're surrounded by books everywhere and get a lot of freebies, chance to attend big book events

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The upper management at the India office in Gurgaon , especially the marketing/digital team was nasty to the core, politics, and power play at it's worst, would enforce a bureaucratic work culture The infrastructure was poor and the laptops provided were two decades old. The flexi timing is only for managers and not other employees, salary is not as per industry standards. Pointless meetings are held on a regular basis which really hamper productivity and efficiency. Blame game is a common practice here.

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