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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
      Nov 7, 2016

      Great company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Being a large corporation, the benefits at PRH are great. You learn a great deal about the industry as PRH is among the top few publishing houses in the world. There can be strong mentors depending on the department you're in and the supervisor you work for.

      Cons

      There is a very strict hierarchy and low pay for entry level jobs.

      4.0
      Oct 31, 2016

      Good company overall

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great vacation time (start with 20 vacation, 4 personal, plus sick and additional 10 or so days where offices are closed). Also great benefits.

      Cons

      Pay for entry-level is good for industry, but mid-level and up don't pay as well as other big publishers. Very corporate.

      3.0
      Oct 20, 2016

      Nice place to work, as long as you never worked for Penguin.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great Benefits, Nice working conditions. The building is fairly modern and well ventilated. Good location in downtown Manhattan. As long as you never worked for Penguin you probably have a decent chance of getting work there.

      Cons

      If you were unlucky enough to work for Penguin then Random House employees replaced everybody and Random House wants to cut all ties to anyone who used to work for Penguin. There was a merger you see in 2015 - the same way Germany merged with Poland in 1939. It's laughable that 'Penguin' has been kept in the company name. It was nice while it lasted. Ah well, time to move on.

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