Topics regarding layoffs at Pearson PLC

Topics regarding layoffs at Pearson PLC

Goodbye interrobang!

New logo is horrible. And purple? Why??? Interrobang was clever. No one sees a ripple. How much time, money and effort wasted on rebranding?

MKW going, going, gone!

About 5 years too late but at last we have a CEO that has cut out one of the most toxic PEM members to ever sit in the grown ups chair! This two faced, Trump-like, poisonous thorn in the side of Pearson has been in post for far too long and... — read more 

Sick time not accumulating

Has anyone noticed their sick time not accumulating in Fusion anymore? A number of salaried employees in our department have noticed their sick balance doesn’t increase when the calculation date is moved to the future. Other salaried employees are... — read more 

Career architecture

Managers and above have been given some details on the new career architecture rolling out in January. Discussions will be happening with teams and individuals in January and February explaining where each person falls in the new architecture... — read more 

Pearson Layoffs 2025

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

Silence

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.

More layoffs

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

Thoughts on new CEO

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.

Back to office

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 

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| 1223 views | | 3 replies (last March 28, 2024)
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Boundless

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.

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| 1729 views | | 6 replies (last February 16, 2024)
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Opinions on the new CEO?

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?

NSM

How was it?

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| 1728 views | | 4 replies (last January 12, 2024)
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Full of Lies

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 

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| 1703 views | | 3 replies (last December 24, 2023)
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Credly

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 

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| 2945 views | | 5 replies (last March 7, 2024)
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Writing on the wall...

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 

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| 1480 views | | 4 replies (last December 14, 2023)
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Commercial Product Manager job

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 

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| 1625 views | | 4 replies (last December 14, 2023)
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Not Boundless Reasons, Just One On Back To Office

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 

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| 2061 views | | 8 replies (last October 14, 2023)
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Boundless number of failures!

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 

Townhall postings

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?

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| 2185 views | | 7 replies (last September 6, 2023)
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