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      Penguin Group

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      Penguin Group Reviews

      3.9

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (139 total reviews)
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      John C. Makinson

      99% approve of CEO

      90% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Penguin Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 139 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Penguin Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      139 reviews
      4.0
      Mar 18, 2026

      Great

      Research assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great place and good people

      Cons

      Nothing just the commute in

      2.0
      Oct 13, 2025

      Terrible management

      Editorial assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Working with books, looks good on your CV

      Cons

      Terrible management, not supportive, promotes externally over internal staff

      3.0
      Oct 10, 2025

      NDA

      Support technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Non Disclosure Agreement still holds

      Cons

      It's difficult to say, for reasons

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