Big company trying to transform into "tech" company - Senior Software Engineer Pearson Employee Review

3.0
Mar 29, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Camaraderie & friendship found within small individual teams. Good tech stack and infrastructure support. Comfortable work-life balance.

Cons

All the big company pitfalls -- poor communication, little to none cross-team collaboration. Silos everywhere. Outdated views on their products, hard to tell if they actually care about the student.

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Cons

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