Anyone would care to chime in with a prediction about potential Pearson layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

With the Q3 Trading Update next Tuesday, 10/29, layoffs may come this week ahead of the financial results being announced.

The dead silence of this group suggests: 1. Everyone who knew about it got fired or 2. Pearson has trolled it and people have been told to STFU. To resurrect it, hold on to your hats because insane stuff is to come.

I know there were some cuts yesterday, but what about today? Does anybody know more about what's happening?

I feel like he’s very much working behind the scenes and I don’t have a sense of his plan for the future (besides AI). Wish we could go back to the Majorie days.

I received an offer from Pearson to be on the marketing team. I've read that there were a lot of layoffs earlier this year. Are there more to come? Should I be worried as a new-hire?

So Boundless is making us go into an office now. No more working from home. This was a rough week driving into Chandler from BFE. I left early bc rff it. It’s Friday and I’m not spending 1.5 hours in traffic every Friday afternoon. Get used to it, bc... — read more 

Rumor is IS team is being let go. T/F?

How do we get info on what BL has been up to? I know they are not a part of Pearson anymore but I don't see they have a page on here that exists and I don't think just anyone can create one.

Any insight or observations on the new CEO? How he will impact the company? He's made 2 posts about his first & second weeks, what do you think?

How was it?

Will there be any Pearson layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Regent flat out lied to Zulily staff. Told them they had 60 days but then chopped them days before Christmas. They will do the same thing to us. I wonder if they are paying any of our contractors or if our software will just one day not work... — read more 

I was laid off from Pearson in 2022 after 14 years. HR told me it was a cost cutting measure. I got 42 weeks of severance but quickly found a new job at a better company for more money. The other day, I was doing something at work and happened... — read more 

Regent purchased Zuliliy a few months before Pearson OPM. They faced mass layoffs like us right after the sale and are now going through more layoffs and lawsuits due to Regent not paying vendors:... — read more 

Hello, all. I’m looking for intel on PM jobs at Pearson. How stable is that role or part of the company? Or should I run the other way? With all the layoffs across EdTech, I want to make sure I don’t apply and end up cut in a few months. — read more 

From 70mil to 40 mil. Which departments do you think are going to get laid off?

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/2023/10/11/are-opms-life-support-some-experts-think-so

They want employees to quit. There’s no sense in instituting a back to office policy and then make it as difficult as you can by setting the travel distance to 2 hours each way if the reason is for what the ELT has claimed. In Orlando, that’s as... — read more 

Revolving door up this piece!

Asking for a friend...

UK team is going through the redundancy process, with approx. 200/300 jobs due to be axed by the start of October. We’re lucky we have protections in place that our US colleagues didn’t. Leadership is back-pedalling on even the smallest... — read more 

The TAS townhalls are increasingly disturbing. From an HR perspective, is being chastised by leadership "to get your sh-t together" OK to share on social media?

I don't think I'm the only one who feels that way. Why are there so many pointless meetings here?

Is anyone still waiting for the backpay from the first check with Boundless Learning? My first check was based on my salary with Pearson and not the one contracted with Mega. I know through the weeks we kept receiving reassurance that it was "being... — read more 

I’m here wondering if those that’s didn’t sign the offer letter did they get a severance package and got paid their PTO? If I remember correctly they said no sign offer letter means you resign? It irritates me knowing we lost our PTO, no severance... — read more 

I know you're pi---d that you've been let go but this could be the opportunity you need to create wealth for you and your family. The market needs SMALL OPM companies. All you have to do is create the infrastructure and you could be making MILLIONS... — read more 

Is Pearson ending their 401K / pension plan? Received a letter from Pearson Pension Plan Termination Center that seems to indicate this by end of year. Does this apply to all emplyees or only those who left but still maintain their 401K with Pearson? — read more 

Couldn't have said it better myself: https://philhillaa.com/onedtech/layoffs-without-severance/ No payout for unused PTO, no severance, no reasoning as to why certain people were cut and others stayed. They also screwed people still there by not... — read more 

I know it's not easy to be laid off. It is a very stressful time for everyone. I know great people who were cut and who feel it's their own fault. No, it's not! Don't take layoffs personally and keep in mind that you certainly deserve better than... — read more 

As a result of hearing of more layoffs in my business unit this week I'm waking up anxious again at 4am. Although I know I should leave, I'm finding it difficult to get a role that isn't in a destructive industry. If our blood-su-king leadership... — read more 

They laid off half the staff today with no severance. Notification was a joke! Some got a meeting invite while others got an email AFTER the meeting. Those let go are being paid for the rest of the week, but damn. They let go of some good people but... — read more 

Go look at your future. Zulily, LLC was purchased by Regent. They have a layoff board here as well.

The big news about 2 weeks ago was that (surprise) there'd be more layoffs through mid August. Anyone heard anything new?

As of 6/15 Pearson no longer has a severance policy. Tenure means nothing. This opens up opportunities for inconsistencies and bias. I’m sure there’s going to be discovery and lawyers once someone feels they got less than their former coworkers. — read more 

So there is a hiring freeze. There are some shifting in responsibilities for devs and managers. There are no new projects (no work). Is this an indication of layoffs?