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Amazing work, difficult work/life Balance - Marketing Assistant Penguin Random House Employee Review

2.0
7 Mar 2024
Recommend
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Pros

-Working with interesting books/authors -Coworkers are passionate and invested in the company's values -2 weeks vacation on-hire, 4-month maternity leave, good medical benefits

Cons

-I find myself working until 1-2 am 2-3 times a week to complete all of my assignments -Manager constantly cancels/delays our weekly meetings, making it difficult to touch base or ask questions regarding any campaigns (This is just my personal experience and not reflective of all the management at PRH!) -Incredibly low pay compared to the workload given -Little diversity at the entry level, little to no diversity for the higher-level positions

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5.0
20 May 2026
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Pros

Great writing, Top tier production

Cons

The male director never asked me once how I was doing or offer any advice to calm my nerves (on my first production ever with them) which lead to a burdensome recording process.

2.0
27 May 2026
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Pros

Great People, wonderful industry, books!

Cons

It has become less about the product and the people and more about the profit. No room for advancement. More work, less people, less empathy.

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