Good, stable place to work. - Senior Software Developer Pearson Employee Review

4.0
Jan 29, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Pearson has good work life balance. I seldom work over 40 hours in a week. My team gets a chance to look into newer technologies. Its also nice to work in the education field. The benefits are good and the building is modern and new. There are a few perks specific to the publishing side of Pearson such as 60% off of books published by Pearson. The morale is generally high here and there is a good degree of employee freedom.

Cons

In some cases the pay may not be the very highest possible. The chances to move up the ladder are limited in some technical roles.

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5.0
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Pros

Smart people, supportive environment and good benefits

Cons

Tight deadlines and it gets busy at times

2.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

When a project goes according to plan you can work with some great people and make decent money.

Cons

Bad behavior is tolerated when you have a weak team member. They are allowed to remain on payroll, even if they do not effectively contribute. The burden is often placed on the team members willing to pick up the slack. Promotions are not given to the most qualified. They are randomly assigned. There are some horrible scoring directors as a result.

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