Penguin Random House reviews about "manager"

- Meeting super cool people from influencers to famous authors - the team is young and creative - Good managers who listen to you and your concerns even though they might not always do anything about it - Free books!!!!

Nice people and amazing experiences with working on some legendary authors.

Cool, legendary company with great authors and exposure to the literary world. Many, many kind, supportive, and generally lovely junior coworkers, as well as people at the associate, senior, and manager level.

I believe I joined the Penguin Random House UK Technology department at an excellent time. We are in the process of modernising our technology stacks and moving away from traditional on-premises infrastructure by utilising cloud technology, automation, containerisation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). As a technical engineering manager, this suits me perfectly, as the work is interesting, non-repetitive, and has a real impact on the business. In fact, the team I currently manage has already made a significant impact on our retail products by developing an automation tool that has transformed a multi-week manual process into an automated 5-minute process. I feel that my ideas and opinions are heard by senior management, and I am also given the freedom to manage, explore, and learn new technologies that are relevant to our modernisation projects. The benefits of working here are also great, from flexible working hours, free books and e-books, to private health insurance, substantial employer's pension contributions, and a generous amount of holiday allowance, which significantly contributes to my work/life balance. There are also many internal interest groups to join aswell, in my case I am a parent, so I joined the Penguin Parents group. Through this, I have been provided with free childrens books, offered cinema tickets for a Peppa Pig film premiere, and have joined Q&A sessions with authors of some of our published books.

Good benefits, sick pay, good pension scheme, my manager is supportive,

-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

Excellent work-life balance and a very warm, friendly team environment. The manager is supportive and always willing to guide and help. I learned a lot professionally during my time here and gained valuable experience. The staff discount is amazing — I could buy lots of great books at very low prices. Overall, it is a comfortable, respectful, and positive place to work.

Generous vacation time (with advance notice) and CS is truly remote, not hybrid. Vacation is based on seniority, but you can usually get at least one holiday week a year. LinkedIn Learning is included in the employee profile so you can take courses with no fees. Potential for a spring profit-sharing bonus and annual raise.

amazing benefits, especially if you're a reader or interested in the industry