Enormous media company with a strong mission, but nearly impossible to get anything done - Anonymous employee Pearson Employee Review

2.0
1 Mar 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pearson opens a lot of doors to partners and has a ton of influence in the market. The benefits are great, you have a lot of autonomy and flexibility. It is a great place to work if you are a parent-- they seem to be sensitive to different schedules and lifestyles. The overall mission is good and Margorie Scardino, the CEO is a rock star.

Cons

This company is enormous and depending on your role you can be totally isolated. Senior management talks about change but it moves at a snails pace. There are some brilliant people here but a ton of mediocrity and a ton of people who have been here their entire professional lives-- making change that much more difficult.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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