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      Penguin Random House reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (1,189 total reviews)
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      Nihar Malaviya

      81% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 1,189 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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      Reviews by job title

      1K reviews
      3.0
      May 10, 2016

      Customer Service

      Customer service representative
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large company so good overall benefits and if ambitious can move up or to shift to different departments/offices. Some very good and nice people to work with. Friendly office and most people were nice and helpful.

      Cons

      Because it's a large company, if your "too low in the food chain" you are the last to know what is going on with the company. Because it's a large company, it can lead to large layoffs, especially when Penguin and Random House first merged. Lots of people were lost their jobs. Pay was very low even after working there for a few years with raises.

      4.0
      May 6, 2016

      great company but lack of opportunity for career advancement

      Graphic designer
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Creative work, intelligent co-workers, generous benefits and vacation time.

      Cons

      Long time older workers do not retire and make room for younger people. Many are very entitles and seem to take advantage of generous time off and their seniority and do not do their fair share of work. This creates an environment of discouragement and resentment

      4.0
      May 4, 2016

      Excellent corporate community

      Assistant marketing director
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      PRH as a corporate goes out of it's way to keep make it's employees comfortable: 4 weeks of vacation (after first year), $500 annually toward health/fitness, 401k matching, charitable giving matching, sports teams, discount programs, social activities, free and discounted book programs, a sabbatical programs and one huge holiday party. Work environments differ radically between the different imprints, though!

      Cons

      VERY big corporate, which has some obvious drawbacks. And, in general, publishing doesn't pay as well as many other major NYC industries.

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