Hello, all. I’m looking for intel on PM jobs at Pearson. How stable is that role or part of the company? Or should I run the other way? With all the layoffs across EdTech, I want to make sure I don’t apply and end up cut in a few months.
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We are currently experience agile layoffs, nothing big to raise flags, but it seems at least twice if not thrice a year, there have been layoffs in Higher Ed. Its just a matter of when or your relationship with your manager.
Compensation is 1 months pay, a one month subscription with a career coach/resume specialist.
You have nothing to lose, accept it and keep applying to other places.
Pearson rides on its name only now— and even that has become a liability.
Pearson USED to pay well, compared to other book publishers. But the ecosystem has changed and it’s a software company now.
But it still justifies peanuts for salary because its education…..never have I seen a more obedient group of CEOs deliver the whims of the board at any time. Need 1000 cut to make the balance sheet look better? No problem!
DON'T
After working at seven different jobs, I can confidently say that my current job is the worst in my career. I came across a post on teamblind.com's forum where someone shared a web-scraped data with surveys about 1400 companies, covering aspects like overall culture, compensation, career progress, and management. Surprisingly, Pearson was rated among the lowest. In my experience, it feels like I'm rewarded for doing a bad job, and punished for doing a good job. It seems like the company is heading towards a collective su----e
This post can’t be real…..
Don't even think of working for Pearson. It's not a question of whether you're going to get booted - it's just when. And, the compensation is laughable.