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Good employee package, good books, bad senior management - Anonymous employee Penguin Random House Employee Review

3.0
May 1, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you want three weeks of vacation, Xmas week off, and a lot of free books then this is the company for you. There are some very talented people and the company seems to have lots of activities and training programs to keep employees involved. Unfortunately, if you land in the wrong place... the perks are just too good to be true.

Cons

High turnover in some departments because of insane upper management that goes unchecked by HR. There are supervisors who are known for not developing their employees or training them... these are the supervisors who will also mentally abuse you until you quit. Ask very pointed questions in the interview process and find out more about the hiring manager before you accept an offer. You can get a great manager and be the happiest on earth. You could also end up with a witch.

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7-3 straight with overtime consistent pay -while the work is repetitive even for factory work they don't push you for nothing and almost everyone pitches in and gets the work done when and where it's needed. There is usually ample overtime though from time to time it's slow able to help with disabilities -I came in with an undiagnosed disability that I didn't realize would impair my ability in my chosen position until I got there, they were incredibly kind and allowed me a few more changed in positions until I was able to find one that fit.

Cons

inability to hold others accountable -occasionally people become comfortable in a role and refuse to change or if it benefits them will make the work harder/slower than it needs to be, management does little other than say an announcement and then shrug its shoulders.

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