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Penguin Random House reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,189 total reviews)
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70% positive business outlook

Penguin Random House has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,189 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
2.0
Aug 17, 2023

Disappointing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing people, I've never worked with nicer and more creative people. Everyone is passionate about books and it shows in everything they do so it's often a joy to be in the office, surrounded by that atmosphere. Great books as well. Summer hours was good.

Cons

Awful communication in my division, everyone was being told different things at various stages, no one ever knew which way was up. Terrible progression, employees are expected to work 2 levels above their role before even being considered for a promotion, and when they finally get one, it comes with a measly £1k raise. Shocking pay, especially for the amount of work people do.

4.0
Aug 16, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, working with people in the industry who have been there for many many years, discounts and free books. You learn a lot about the publishing industry.

Cons

Work only 35 hrs/ a week, not 40 [have an hour lunch every day].

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