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Penguin Random House

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Excellent employer ! - Credit Controller Penguin Random House Employee Review

5.0
31 Jan 2017
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Pros

Started here as a temp 11 months ago, on a 4 week temporary assignment . Made to feel welcome from day 1. Great staff, happy to show you how to do things . Great work atmosphere. Lots of long term employees , not a high turnover of staff . Opportunity for career progression. On the job training , access to online learning and classroom based training . Staff discount on books , healthcare benefits , free Christmas meal ! Brilliant restaurant which is subsidised . Continuously expanding. Very busy , but full support from most team members and very approachable managers and senior managers. Honestly one of the best employers I have worked for in a long time. I was offered a permanent position 4 months after starting as a temp. Excellent insight in to the world of publishing . No two days are the same .

Cons

Slightly lower wage than I'm used to but made up in other ways , with eyecare vouchers , health care cover , discounts etc . Sometimes the IT system isn't as reliable as it could be , but this is being addressed and a new system is being rolled out in the next few months .

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5.0
20 Jun 2026
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Pros

• Caring people. Psychological safety is emphasized by people at every level. I feel like leadership at each step of the reporting chain is very approachable and transparent. • Great work/life balance. • There is a lot of openness to trying new technologies or doing different things for such a large and established organization. There is very little "trend chasing," it's more like you're listened to. As the CEO started out as a technologist, he has a realistic view of what new tools (including, but not just, AI) can do for us. • Informal, especially for a company created by the merger of two nearly-100 year old publishing firms and was recently acquired by a nearly-200 year old company. • Company supports learning and development. • Free books! • I care greatly about the company's mission and it's clear how my work impacts the company's ability to execute on it. • Things often move slowly, which is both a pro and a con.

Cons

• Pay and insurance are very average, but I can live with that. This is a much bigger con for employees whose jobs require them to be on-site, especially in e.g. London and New York. • Said learning and development seem to have a ...deliberate pace. While this is fine and what I wanted, other tech people coming in from more "tech-y" organizations mightn't gel with it. • Things often move slowly, which is both a pro and a con.

5.0
20 May 2026
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Pros

Great writing, Top tier production

Cons

The male director never asked me once how I was doing or offer any advice to calm my nerves (on my first production ever with them) which lead to a burdensome recording process.

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