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      Penguin Random House reviews

      3.9

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (1,189 total reviews)
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      Nihar Malaviya

      83% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      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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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Jun 25, 2016

      anonymous

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work-life balance; work from home is an option.

      Cons

      Lack of racial/sexual diversity makes it difficult to speak up insensitive topics

      5.0
      Oct 21, 2015

      Great stable company

      Managing editor
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, supportive culture, interesting work, professional development, great location. HR is always interested in retaining good employees, so it's easy to move into new areas of the company and develop new skills

      Cons

      Though PRH salary is very competitive compared with other publishing companies, it still is hard to live in New York at entry-level salaries. Also, the company is fairly decentralized, so training and knowledge sharing is siloed and inconsistent across divisions.

      3.0
      May 1, 2015

      Good employee package, good books, bad senior management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you want three weeks of vacation, Xmas week off, and a lot of free books then this is the company for you. There are some very talented people and the company seems to have lots of activities and training programs to keep employees involved. Unfortunately, if you land in the wrong place... the perks are just too good to be true.

      Cons

      High turnover in some departments because of insane upper management that goes unchecked by HR. There are supervisors who are known for not developing their employees or training them... these are the supervisors who will also mentally abuse you until you quit. Ask very pointed questions in the interview process and find out more about the hiring manager before you accept an offer. You can get a great manager and be the happiest on earth. You could also end up with a witch.

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