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      Penguin Random House

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      Penguin Random House reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (1,188 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 1,188 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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      1K reviews
      5.0
      Feb 26, 2016

      Awesome random company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Its really a good company

      Cons

      none that i can think of

      5.0
      Feb 17, 2016

      One of the best employers I've ever worked for

      Manager
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People are genuinely nice to one another, the conditions are good and you are treated like a grown up. There is a chance to work with great products and people and you feel like you are doing something that is genuinely worthwhile.

      Cons

      There are a lot of people who have only ever worked in publishing and who therefore have nothing to compare it with. This means they can be inward looking both in terms of the company and the work. It isn't a high paying industry, but there are other reasons that you would work there.

      4.0
      Feb 14, 2016

      Great Community, Mediocre Pay

      Manager
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You enter book publishing for the love of the job, not the money. Nearly everybody is kind and a pleasure to work with. The company handles changes in the marketplace like ebooks, self-publishing, and retail landscape with a level head and smart strategies. The CEO overflows with energy, enthusiasm, and a genuine passion for the kind of cultural influence books have on society.

      Cons

      Pay. Again, you don't do this for the money. While the company is probably the best in the industry at adapting with the technology of the time, its relatively behind any start-up or other brand-recognizable company from another industry. It's a large organization, with a lot of entrenched beliefs that cannot be changed or take too long to convince of a better alternative.

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