Pearson Reviews

Pros

Pearson was by far the best company I'd worked for, and were it not for COVID-19 changing life circumstances, I would still be there. I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to work on hard problems with smart colleagues all over the world. I don't know if it's just the UK-driven corporate culture and all UK companies are like this, but this experience is something I will treasure for the rest of professional career. Pros: -Pay and benefits were at or above market rate for IT skills in the area -Global footprint, a huge, diverse workforce and an inclusive culture -Focus on talent development and maximizing team capabilities -Collegial, collaborative atmosphere and decent managers and management -Management actively solicits new ideas and is open to engaging, and does not have an authoritarian/top-down approach to 'performance culture' that many US-headquartered companies do

Cons

-Levels of bureaucracy and large organization mean decisions take a while to make -Company will make investments in things without fully thinking through, only to discard later, when more thorough analysis could have saved time, money, and frustration

Pros

Great benefits, good people to work with, amazing brand. Everyone is fun to work with and the culture and experience is incomparable.

Cons

My experience is that not everyone is paid well. There was a lot of restructuring going on at that time and hence the people feel secured.

Pros

Flexibility, great environment, colleagues were nice

Cons

Change is the only constant

Pros

Nice office in a convenient location

Cons

Not recognised or rewarded for talent. Incompetent ones allowed to coast.

Pros

It used to be a great market leader in every way, including staff care and development. In the education field, second to none.

Cons

As the title says, it has lost it's way. People are used and discarded without consideration. Completely lost of control locally with business and HR developments completely dysfunctional.