Thread regarding Pearson PLC layoffs

Can confirm more layoffs happening today (5/19) in school assessment division.

@1x2 you are so right. It is almost carbon copy!

@OP US sales teams. higher ed

@1w6
Looking through the recent posts on the Cengage page - they are almost a copy & paste of what we have seen here over the past few years ...

The hammer just came down at Cengage. Expect the same soon.

@17w
But no matter how well they show & explain our products, customers don't want to buy them ...

"We need more inside sales, more automation, way less boots on the ground."

No, no - MORE boots on the ground is the way this works. Maintains visibility, relationships get formed, trust is built. Competitors have that in spades. Cengage? Not so much.

@11h Well they fail there as well. Hiring managers prefer to keep inept people around to suit their political views and personal goals.

They need to overhaul the sales team. Way too many loafers who have no idea what it means to sell. And it's not their fault, there is no support or training anymore. That went away years ago. They just featured dump and hope for someone else to get the job done. Way too much money being poured into an inefficient way of working. We need more inside sales, more automation, way less boots on the ground.

Here is a fact: You're getting laid off

@rq
When there is no growth or innovation, that's the only option they have left. And it's been happening for years now.

Sadly the people who could tell you that stuff wont because they're high enough up to only care about shareholders, stock prices and making themselves and the company look good.

@h6 so top performers have had the choice of some cr-ppy $300 "prizes" for years. Now we get to go on a trip with work colleagues? Please, just give me the cash!

Bruh! Ask Copilot

Nope sorry. We're focused on maybe getting a trip in like 400 days. The criteria is clear as mud and we can't send proper links, but we're a totally legit learning and education provider. Carry on, soldiers!