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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

Pros
  • "Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing.(in 674 reviews)
  • "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it.(in 645 reviews)
  • "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas(in 265 reviews)
  • "They also offer flexible work from home options and summer Friday's which is a HUGE perk.(in 264 reviews)
  • "I had great boss and colleagues(in 171 reviews)
Cons
  • "Management was poor and unfair at times(in 278 reviews)
  • "low pay; usually never hear from anyone in the company unless you do something wrong(in 244 reviews)
  • "Low salary and hard(in 204 reviews)
  • "there were many layoffs while I was there; although I didn't get laid off myself.(in 157 reviews)
  • "Too many managers who like to pass work on to others(in 149 reviews)
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  1. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great job with good benefits, no straightforward path for advancement.

    Mar 27, 2018 - Senior Accountant in Columbia, MD
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The company is virtual so employees are able to work from home multiple days out of the week. There is PTO the last week of the year, good benefits, and good work life balance.

    Cons

    There is limited opportunity for some people to grow within the company. There have been a lot of changes within the last few years.

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    1 person found this review helpful
  2. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    I love my job and colleagues

    Apr 7, 2018 - Anonymous Employee in London, England
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Fantastic life/work balance as it allows me to be flexible with time and work from home - The office is great, just as location - Colleagues are very helpful and friendly -Work is varied and there are opportunities to do something different or get involved in different projects - Very inclusive, I feel very welcomed - Good benefits scheme and bonuses All in all, I love working at Pearson and so far had very positive experience.

    Cons

    - There are some political conflicts between countries/departments but I feel like it's inevitable in any global company

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  4. 4.0
    Current Contractor

    Good job as a test scorer but seasonal

    Sep 27, 2016 - Anonymous Contractor 
    Recommend
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    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Test scoring is a good job that you train hard for and are able to work flexible hours from home. As long as you have the correct computer set-up and can pass all the qualifying tests you're good to go!

    Cons

    After 2 months or so of scoring you're basically finished for the year which is not great if you do want a longer term job- though you can get re-hired year after year. Only a lucky few are offered additional scoring at other times of the year.

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  5. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    Pearson creates high-quality products that I was proud to represent to educators.

    Oct 21, 2014 - Account Executive in Denver, CO
    Recommend
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    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Work independently from home and manage your own schedule as long as sales goals and objectives are met. Big company, so room to move from division to division to advance skill set while working for the same company.

    Cons

    Promotions are difficult to get. Annual sales goals could be really high--for example a 22% increase in sales goal from year-to-year in a market that grows at a max of 6% per year. Sales bonuses are all or nothing. You can work your tail off all year and get no bonus if you don't make your goal.

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    1 person found this review helpful
  6. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    It's ok

    Jul 29, 2016 - Software Developer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home. We have one guy work in a state where no office is located so works at home all the time. You get to work with a lot of publishing technologies and learn a lot if desired to dig for that info. My team has hands off management but heard they poke around where not wanted.

    Cons

    You work with a lot of people who are not technical and manage you. You speak up and voice concerns and it's brushed aside. You may be the most technical person on your team with no help. Minimal appreciation for employees. Non technical management/employees lack soft skills.

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    4 people found this review helpful
  7. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Speech Language Pathologist

    Nov 4, 2015 - Speech Language Pathologist in Santa Fe, NM
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Work from home via a 'tele therapy' format; ability to attend professional trainings & interact/'network' with 'coworking SLPs' online.

    Cons

    New employee online trainings were WAY more time than they informed, and inadequately compensated. Online documentation requirements for speech language therapy sessions are ridiculous. The amount of extra time to complete required documentation tasks was onerous & not compensated. Company does not like you to "advocate" for students. This poses a professional & ethical dilemma

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    1 person found this review helpful
  8. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Special Education Teacher

    Dec 31, 2017 - Special Education Teacher in Chandler, AZ
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The opportunity to provide education to students who for various reasons worked better at home, or had schedules that were suited better to working at home. Students have to maintain a minimal pace, but can work faster if they prefer. As a special education teacher, I had a smaller caseload that general education teachers (not unusual for most school settings), and did video classes, which was fun. The opportunity to work from home is available though I was not there long enough to earn that privilege. A caring and dedicated staff.

    Cons

    As a special education teacher, HUGE amounts of time spent writing IEPS, holding phone conferences for both qualification and for IEPs. A supervisor who was tryiing to improve the quality of special education services, but as a result was overly demanding about quality of IEPs, making job very difficult. Difficult to look at a computer all day, rather than interacting face to face with students. Pay was minimal and below the standard for an experience, highly educated teacher.

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  9. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Buyer Be Ware if you're Not the "correct R@ce"

    Mar 2, 2021 - Work From Home in Iowa City, IA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Work from home and can sign in and out whenever you want to make your 20-40 hour requirement

    Cons

    -Never play the race-victim card unless it has been dealt...that being said...this is by far one of the most openly racist companies that I've ever worked for and they don't try to hide it! -Ask a question about work policies or express perceived unfair treatment such as being repeatedly locked out without warning for no reason? REMOVED FROM PROJECT AND GIVEN THE "COLD-UNEMPLOYABLE-SHOULDER" FROM H.R. -Want to know about other projects after raising concerns on the current project? ACCESS DENIED Apparently, in the midst of cries for equality, Pearson Assessments feels that it excludes them as their attitude over the past few years and to date has been "shut up and be happy we hired your kind! ask questions and raise concerns you'll be deader to us than George Floyd or Breanna Taylor is to your community!" Scoring is on a fast decline with more states and institutions opting to create their own tests. Dying dinosaur with its head in the sand (that's when it's not up its own rear)

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    6 people found this review helpful

    Pearson Response

    Hello, What you have described is not who we are and does not align to our values. There's no place for racism at our company. That's why we have every employee sign our Code of Conduct (https://www.pearson.com/legal-information/our-policies/code-of-conduct.html) and give them multiple ways to report any violations. Also, all reports to HR are investigated and managed confidentially. Thank you.

  10. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Wonderful company to work for

    Feb 2, 2018 - Scoring Supervisor 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The team is fun to work with and you get to work independently as well as from home

    Cons

    It can get repetitive and is not a year round position

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  11. 2.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great people, screwed up organization

    Feb 12, 2015 - Technical Writer in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    I have worked with some amazing, talented, dedicated people, whose talents are frankly wasted here. The flexible schedule and ability to work from home are great. Decent benefits. If you don't mind the possibility of your job being completely turned upside down without warning or explanation, work here!

    Cons

    Completely disorganized and disjointed management that is totally out of touch with what the workforce needs to get their jobs done. Constant "restructuring" i.e. layoffs of the people who are doing valuable work while the upper management flounders around doing very little. Many of the really great people either leave or are laid off while the dead wood hangs on. Constant bad press makes it hard to be proud of working for this organization.

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    21 people found this review helpful
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