Pearson Reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,729 total reviews)
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57% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,729 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pearson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
2.0
23 Mar 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Well-established brand internationally - Some very nice and hardworking people in the office

Cons

- Stone-age IT policies - Awfully organised - nobody knows what's going on, workflow and processes are excessively bureaucratic and hopelessly inefficient - Terrible location - it's in the middle of nowhere

2.0
22 Nov 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

In a great position to take advantage of Singapore's excellent education system

Cons

Management team unable to tell their best employees from the worst ; the worst being consistently considered for management positions despite complaints about poor management style, and exploitation of staff

3.0
13 Nov 2019

Won't Recommend

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexibility, great environment, colleagues were nice

Cons

Change is the only constant

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