Revolving door policy reduces efficiency - Associate Editor Pearson Employee Review

3.0
12 Jan 2010
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Pros

Good health benefits (including dental, vision), laid-back atmosphere (casual), flexible schedule, overall nice people, monthly online development courses, volunteering opportunities...

Cons

People with one year contracts are expected to work over time up to a ridiculous point, including weekends and nights, as if they had a stake in the company. A major issue is the unrealistic deadlines. Top management assigns unachievable assignments to temporary employees without training them, but employees are expected to devote their life to the project. When the project does not get done, the editors take are blamed, but the big picture is the the company lacks staff. When the morale is low and people's contracts are almost over, some employees stop working altogether. Management has not figured out how to deal effectively with this problem.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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