Does Penguin Random House pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Penguin Random House employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Penguin Random House . This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Penguin Random House ?

72% of Penguin Random House employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Penguin Random House 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Penguin Random House ?

Editorial Assistant (50) , Editor (33) , Intern (29) , Editorial Intern (25) , Designer (21) , Publicity Assistant (21) , Marketing Assistant (20) , Publicity Intern (15) , Assistant Editor (13) , Director (13) , Senior Designer (13) , Manager (12) , Graphic Designer (11) , Marketing Coordinator (11) , Author (10)

What are the pros of working at Penguin Random House according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefit as well as perks" ((in 192 reviews)); "The people were great and everyone wants to help you succeed." ((in 124 reviews)); "Very colourful and vibrant office; has a pulp shelf offering free books" ((in 87 reviews)); "Great team and colleagues" ((in 65 reviews)); "great coworkers and company identity" ((in 31 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Penguin Random House according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and raises are below the inflation rate regardless of company performance." ((in 142 reviews)); "Poor management and can be improved" ((in 32 reviews)); "Lack of diversity and inclusivity." ((in 26 reviews)); "Little career progression." ((in 13 reviews)); "long hours which lead to no life" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Penguin Random House layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Penguin Random House layoffs and their outlook for job security at Penguin Random House in 2026.

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3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,188 total reviews)

Nihar Malaviya

81% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Penguin Random House has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,188 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Penguin Random House employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0

Jun 20, 2022

Great company...if you're white

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

PRH was a great place to work. The Work/Life balance is really nice and the people are great. I felt as though the company cares about it's employees, for the most part. Benefits are wonderful, better than other, similar companies.

Cons

Unfortunately POC/minority employees tend to be paid less and there doesn't seem to be any effort to fix this. The only way to get any significant raise is to threaten to leave, and even then, this isn't guaranteed. Please take care of your current employees!

3.0

Jan 25, 2022

A class-action lawsuit waiting to happen

Editorial assistant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Lots of vacation days Books! We love books.

Cons

If you have a bad manager, they’ll do nothing about it. Some managers have no concept of how to be a good manager, basics like support employees, communicate clearly, or give constructive feedback. Compensation is low, and some teams only let you enter 35 hours even if you worked more so you’ll have to read/edit for free to advance in editorial, which sounds a lot like wage theft as I understand it.

2.0

Jan 9, 2020

Bad atmosphere

Assistant editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting and interesting projects, opportunities to meet interesting people

Cons

Toxic and uncomfortable office environment

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