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Penguin Random House Director reviews

4.9

53% would recommend to a friend

(13 total reviews)
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Nihar Malaviya

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52% positive business outlook

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13 reviews
5.0
17 Oct 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues and good benefits, generous vacation time

Cons

Low pay considering work load and hours. Once you reach a certain level, it is hard to advance more.

5.0
10 Oct 2023

Good

Recommend
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Pros

Lots of honest people and support.

Cons

Not much advancement past a certain point (all publishers)

3.0
8 May 2023

just another Big Five

Recommend
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Pros

the cafeteria used to be a nice perk

Cons

people, free books, summer Fridays, crying bathrooms

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