Thread regarding Pearson PLC layoffs

The reviews on Glass door and Indeed for the positions I am familiar with have received an increase in favorable ratings too but the job advantages highlighted are blatantly selling the job. The wording is that of a manager posting a job description.

If you read the materials for Business Accounts on Glass door and Indeed, they openly suggested that companies encourage employees to write favorable reviews, especially to counter negative (honest) feedback.

Pearson's numbers on Glassdoor have gone up too much since AB showed up on the scene. Has anything changed for the better since Flailing left? I'm guessing the AB regime is having their DIE house knee grows fill out fake Glassdoor reviews. Although I'm betting that a lot of those DIE hires can barely type, let alone read. They seem rather well-fed.

MKW is a total nightmare.

In Pearsons' defense the industry has changed but Pearson seems to have lost direction. The constant rebranding is like sprinkling fairy dust on the problem or new lipstick shades on a pig - it isn't a solution. There is far too much in fighting from people who don't know their products well enough to fight the competition. Agree what what is said above, always keep looking.

I am sorry you feel like this but completely understand why. I have been here for more than 10 years and been through as many restructures. It is a shame because Pearson could be a great place to work if we had better leadership. Andy had a chance to clear out all the dead wood from the PEM and get some decent people in place but he has done half a job (the biggest disappointment was the promotion of MKW to CIO). There are some really talented and determined people here but there is only so much they will take before they are lured away by better salaries and less bullsh-t. I hope you stay and find a pocket of sanity (they do exist) but if not, you haven’t lost anything, Pearson still has a reasonable name to outsiders and if your hiring manager is ex-Pearson then they will understand.

“Newbie” does not necessarily mean first out. Pearson is like the upside down world—“oldies” are just as vulnerable to layoff. You could end up as last laid off!

Don’t sweat the “short” stay - there are tons of people who’ve made a “pandemic change” and found it not working out. Just have a good summation on anything good (even relatively) you can take away from your “internship” period.

That said, stay away from Pearson’s competitors, too, if you can. The entire “K-20+“ education sector is facing a demographic and financial cliff they cannot avoid.

So you discovered in such a short time that Pearson is a chaotic mess. You were duped by possibly some fake reviews. This ship sunk many years ago and its probable there will be a new owner soon. Be grateful if you do not make the year mark. Just apply to get out and tell prospective employers your quick exit is due to the uncertainty of this UK corporation. Pearson is waiting to receive the right offer and drop every employee without any regard.

Suck it up and roll with the punches. And, never stop looking for the next job. Ever.