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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

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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4.0
May 6, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Creative work, intelligent co-workers, generous benefits and vacation time.

Cons

Long time older workers do not retire and make room for younger people. Many are very entitles and seem to take advantage of generous time off and their seniority and do not do their fair share of work. This creates an environment of discouragement and resentment

4.0
May 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

PRH as a corporate goes out of it's way to keep make it's employees comfortable: 4 weeks of vacation (after first year), $500 annually toward health/fitness, 401k matching, charitable giving matching, sports teams, discount programs, social activities, free and discounted book programs, a sabbatical programs and one huge holiday party. Work environments differ radically between the different imprints, though!

Cons

VERY big corporate, which has some obvious drawbacks. And, in general, publishing doesn't pay as well as many other major NYC industries.

4.0
Apr 25, 2016

Excellent start to a publishing career

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly co-workers who are passionate, great perks, (free perks!), great name for C.V., free coffee

Cons

Not much room for career advancement, many areas of the business are deadend. Issues with the industry as a whole can lead to morale dips.

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