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Prestige with a side of exhaustion - Marketing Assistant Penguin Random House Employee Review

2.0
Mar 21, 2016
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Pros

Great list, great opportunities to meet and work with exciting authors. Lovely London office with a cheap canteen.

Cons

No progression, little autonomy, terrible pay, consistently working overtime because everyone does, no culture of openness or honestly, poor decisions made by senior management with no explanation or opportunity to feed back.

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Pros

Great writing, Top tier production

Cons

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2.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Great People, wonderful industry, books!

Cons

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