Use to be a good place to work, is now terrible! - Anonymous employee Pearson Employee Review

1.0
Mar 6, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pearson offers great benefits The work itself is very interesting; very talented colleagues Global business offers valuable experience

Cons

Company has grown way too fast Sr. management is totally out of touch with middle management and line level employees Sr. mgmt focused entirely on making large end-of-year bonuses and in the process and refuse to hire the staff necessary to support the growing business. Employees are working in a sweat-shop environment, with many putting in 12-14 hours days. Qualify has dropped dramatically as staff is pushed to do far more than humanly possible. Morale is rock-bottom. Very much a "good old boys club"

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