Be brave, imaginative, and decent - Manager Pearson Employee Review

3.0
Feb 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

On the levels of specialists through directors, employees embrace the opportunity to do good and meaningful work. They are smart, creative, hard-working and truly care about improving lives by building great teaching and learning tools.

Cons

Endless and confused reorganizations. A very real sense that the company is panicked and directionless. There is bitterness among many employees/ex-employees who feel that the company does not invest in helping them to remain relevant in whatever that new company will be. For an education company, this is ironic. Also, the quality of products--and the quality of work life--has deteriorated significantly with the move to outsourcing.

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Cons

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Pros

Remote-first and flexible work environment, dependant on role and manager

Cons

Major shift in company culture in recent years. Instead of a steady-performing education company, we are now positioned as a poorly performing tech company. Merit increases are well below inflation, while the cost of benefits are skyrocketing. Path for promotion within mid-level, non-managerial roles has been ended. Massive push towards AI left the workforce demoralized.

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