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      Penguin Random House Reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (1,189 total reviews)
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      Nihar Malaviya

      81% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Culture and values

      3.8

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      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 Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      2.0
      8 Mar 2019

      Dying industry, dysfunctional culture, job insecurity

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great products, easy to be enthusiastic about them

      Cons

      The industry is a dinosaur, lots of literary snobs in publishing team so anyone outside publishing is a second class citizen. Uncomfortable marriage between Penguin and Random house, lots of politics and a CEO who was in the right l,ace at the right time but shouldn’t be in that job. Restructuring is never far away so a constant sense of insecurity. UK and US arms of company is where the action is, not Australia.

      1.0
      28 Oct 2019

      AU office is terrible and needs desperate interference

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      60% off books and study leave

      Cons

      -Very backwards and complete 180 compared to our US counterparts -Stale and lifeless environment - you can hear someone sneeze from the other side of the building - We are quite spread out in the office so it appears really lifeless -Lack of vision from CEO and leadership team - very out of touch and dont focus on the reader. -Highly political and if you're not located in Sydney then you'll have a hard time in swaying stakeholders -High turn over, well over 40 people have left this year alone and no one bats an eye -Promotions tend to go to those with lack of management skills as well as technical skills ...they're not even qualified for their roles yet they get promoted into them

      1.0
      15 Apr 2019

      Logistics

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Flexible Hours Close to home Easy to apply for leave

      Cons

      Salary too low Minimal staff development Too many politics and back stabbers Low morale

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