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 191 reviews)); "The people were great and everyone wants to help you succeed." ((in 132 reviews)); "Very colourful and vibrant office; has a pulp shelf offering free books" ((in 91 reviews)); "Great team and colleagues" ((in 63 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 47 reviews))

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

"Pay was low and that was about it" ((in 131 reviews)); "Poor management and can be improved" ((in 29 reviews)); "Lack of diversity and inclusivity." ((in 26 reviews)); "long hours which lead to no life" ((in 14 reviews)); "If you are paired with a difficult manager, your life will be a waking nightmare." ((in 14 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

(1,189 total reviews)

Nihar Malaviya

81% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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4.0

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

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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 1,189 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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4.0

Oct 16, 2017

Wonderful Company

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Recommend

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Pros

Everyone cares about books, the company mission, and each other. Colleagues are absolutely wonderful.

Cons

The pay is terrible. No room for advancement. The merger is ongoing, so downsizing is unfortunately still happening in little spurts.

1.0

Oct 15, 2017

Cliquey & exhausting

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Honestly the only pros to working for this company are the benefits & the amount of time off you get.

Cons

Everyone is extremely cliquey, poor training practices, the office is old, run down & out dated (employees work still work on desktops for pete's sake). Most managers are great, but I naturally got the one who didn't ever know what was going on or what she was doing. There really were no advancement opportunities.

4.0

Oct 12, 2017

Associate Editor

Associate editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, nice benefits, and lots of time off. This is a company that loves books.

Cons

Terrible pay, difficult to maintain work-life balance, hard to advance--it's a waiting game.

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