Engaging and respectful of work/life balance - Software Developer Pearson Employee Review

5.0
17 Mar 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Work is challenging and engaging. -Get to work with modern technologies and APIs, rather than legacy stuff (even more so if you are a developer for the web team than the desktop team). -Company is willing to pay for training. -Health care, vacation time, and other benefits are better than any job I've ever worked at. -Coworkers are extremely friendly and get along great with everyone. -Management holds work/life balance in high regard and is happy to have you stick to 40 hrs/week if you don't want to work more.

Cons

-Although management respects work/life balance, coworkers often eat lunch at their desks and work more hours than required, meaning you have to stand your ground if you want to have a reasonable balance. -Management treats Agile development, specifically Scrum, as gospel. If you don't feel the same way about it, it comes across as kind cultish.

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5.0
11 Mar 2026
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Pros

Easy job to have some money on the side.

Cons

Short period of time and low pay.

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2.0
11 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

When a project goes according to plan you can work with some great people and make decent money.

Cons

Bad behavior is tolerated when you have a weak team member. They are allowed to remain on payroll, even if they do not effectively contribute. The burden is often placed on the team members willing to pick up the slack. Promotions are not given to the most qualified. They are randomly assigned. There are some horrible scoring directors as a result.

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