Is Pearson really having PLC this year?

Just had a flashback of Cengage weirdos joking about Pearson layoffs on their page this past May. They called us “obsolete cutie pies” - I was one of those who was cut (and found something much better quickly). I must say hearing about their layoffs... —  read more 

https://www.thelayoff.com/cengage

I recall Pearson Management a few years back stating they didn't expect college kids to purchase used books when the truth was that college kids had been purchasing used books for many years. For goodness sake, if there is one thing kids will do is... —  read more 

What choice do TB, RB, and others in NA leadership have but to stay at Pearson? Their legacy of destruction is so prominent. No one is their right mind would ever hire them. This is it for those leaders.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3502035-pearson-plunges-profit-warning-hit-weak-us-university-sales

That is all. Except to say about f'ing time.

Who here thinks there will be another layoff come June? Everything is such a mess!!

Love how “eliminated” positions are renamed... and filled immediately with younger, less experienced/expensive talent. Zero experience? No problem! Doing the job of three is the norm. Good job, Pearson. The sixth straight year of the same BS reorg... —  read more 

Same ole, same ole: https://status.pearson.com/#/home Pearson reg is down on the first day of class Some things never change.

I’m 99.9999% convinced that Pearson is lead with such lack of intelligence. It could be a great company/job—but there isn’t a fully functional brain from in the area with Sr Leadership. Let’s release 5 hrs of modules during BTS and rather than... —  read more 

Wow. If we have customers left after BTS 2019 I'll be shocked. what a Sh*t Show.

My former role at Pearson was eliminated, I was laid off a month ago, and I’ve applied for another open position with Pearson. I am guessing that if I get it, I will be starting as a new employee again with none of the seniority in regard to yearly... —  read more 

Getting rid of the unprofitable...the end of an era? https://seekingalpha.com/news/3482189-pearson-reports-1h-results https://www.pearson.com/corporate/news/media/news-announcements/2019/07/pearson-2019-half-year-results.html

quote: It said this week it's ending regular revisions of all print textbooks in its higher-education category. As Pearson faces mounting pressure from the resale market, the move signals a growing shift in the publishing industry to a... —  read more 

Given tomorrow starts the 2019 NSM, where Pearson will act like it’s a tech company (along with a catchy slogan, Re!magine), it’s only fitting that folks post updates in a singular thread. At least, it’ll keep everyone entertained and up to... —  read more 

Does anyone know when we get paid severance?

I thought with the WARN Act, Pearson would be required to give terminated employees 60 days notice instead of the 30 days notice we were given. Am I missing something? Does severance make up for the 30 days or shouldn't it be 2 weeks for every one... —  read more 

Someone needs to let our authors and potential authors know what is going on at Pearson. So sad to see all of our authors being let down in so many ways. This company is going down fast and it isn’t just because of market conditions. What a disaster!... —  read more 

Anyone else keeping their laptop, iPad and phone? Its near impossible to send it back after the SFA help desk was let go.

Read the Annual Report and keep an eye out as quarterly reports are published. It’s all in there. Extremely telling is the info in the “risk” sections. Check out the identified risks in this April report: Form 20-F SEC April 04, 2019 starting on page... —  read more 

Does anyone know the criteria used to decide who was terminated? They let go of a Haltiwanger Award winner so I'm not sure how they decided.

Next time I hope the gods are with me and the severance comes my way. The learning modules are insane. Yeah 129 PowerPoint presentations are all I need to run this 4 mil dollar territory. Thanks Pearson for another miserable year. Maybe we will... —  read more 

I remember at a Reed Elsevier/Harcourt/TPC 2007 town hall gathering announcing we were up for sale and someone in the crowd asked "What are the chances of our competitor (Pearson) buying us?"... Response was, "Not going to happen, that would be a... —  read more 

Sadly Pearson laid off many talented front line sales people. It sounds like it's still top heavy with a lot of VP's and General Managers...do we know if other non sales positions are still in place? In my short time, there were jobs that I had no... —  read more 

Scorching 112° heat for 5 days! Sessions with complete strangers since 2/3 of your team and DM were fired! Learning the in’s & out’s of a failing English list! Selling lesions from the wildly talented L&D team! Pep talks from RB & KC about why... —  read more 

Any updates here?

I keep hearing about layoffs of sales reps. What is going on with editorial, vendor management, project managers and HR. And any news on the Glenview office?

Anyone else told they need to create a video about how much you love Pearson and believe in management in order to get your job back? Hahahah. Oh my lord. This Pearson company is a complete disaster. Give me the severance. Not going to soft shoe and... —  read more 

What percentage of the Sales reps do you think will leave before January 1st? Assuming a typical Pearson start to fall with technology not working, books not in stock, lack of tech support, internal systems not working and Pearson’s reputation... —  read more 

Are we expecting any more layoffs?

Pearson has been starving and then selling off their business groups over the last few years. I expect that to continue until there is nothing left. This is why you havent seen a change in leadership or any long-term investment in the company in... —  read more 

Think about this: the main people who decided on the reorg for a second year in a row: KC - knows NOTHING of the industry. RB - dinosaur who knows NOTHING of technology NF - dinosaur with even less knowledge Honestly, what could KC, RB, or NF bring... —  read more 

There are still too many rep layers as well. DSS, SAE, AE, ED, Generalist, the list goes on. And it's also impossible to truly track the impact/sales on each, so those on the SIP get severely overpaid , a la the old "LSC" and custom roles. If... —  read more 

This used to be a very stable company, good work life balance, cared about people. All of that is gone now. —  read more 

50% cut? I thought that model was supposed to be the wave of the future. Anyone know what teams or disciplines got the ax?

So many excellent reps fired today. PH P&C folks protecting their own. DMs without the ability to keep a team or make their number kept over ones with exceptional seniority and success year over year. It's a sad deja vu. This couldn't be more true... —  read more 

Field Mktg, all or most of national & hybrid reps, handful of DMs & field reps, only DSS where rep in geog left?, What about EDs, CSRs? FSA Helpdesk? Who is supposed to answer our chatter if FM gone? How do the sales folks learn anything by product... —  read more 

So Global Product in Higher Ed laid off all of editorial and had everyone reapply for a reduced number of positions. That was in April. A few weeks ago, Product Marketing got the same deal. Today, Field Marketing were all laid off. This extends from... —  read more 

The ones who stay will have to live with the same uncertainty we've been living with for the past several months AND will have to pick up all the work that'll still have to be done and was previously performed by folks who were shown the door. At no... —  read more