Rewarding work, lots of bureauracy - Anonymous employee Pearson Employee Review

3.0
21 Mar 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Enjoy working on educational projects Great teamwork on smaller teams

Cons

Red tape -- so much ineffeciency -- internal bureaucracy can be stiffling Educational market is very soft Merit play often does not keep up with inflation -- annual increases for employees doing satisfactory or sometimes extraordinary work does not outpace the rising cost of living

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Pros

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

Cons

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