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Penguin Random House reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,190 total reviews)
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Nihar Malaviya

83% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Penguin Random House has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,190 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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1K reviews
3.0
Feb 2, 2019

Accountant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture Friendly Profitable Decent money Has a good London location

Cons

Too politically correct A bit corporate

5.0
Jan 27, 2019
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong mentors, well-oiled corporate machine, amazing benefits, and very smart coworkers.

Cons

The pay is low and promotions are often a long time coming, but that's true of the book publishing industry in general.

3.0
Jan 21, 2019

Not bad for book publishing

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Free books, good heath coverage and great vacation time.

Cons

Limited upward mobility. Upper management doesn't value junior staff.

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