I worked as a contractor for couple years and fell in love with the culture back in 2010-2011. My contract got terminated couple years later but my manager was so supportive and inclusive that an attempt was made to convert me to full-timer but the... — read more 

Hearing noise that 20+ year employees are being let go with just a couple of weeks of severance. Mainly targeting employees over 60. Pretty savage environment these days.

Same old one Pearson project. Same old story. Different stupid trollop hiring her mates to underachieve.

The current CISO a--hole brought his pals along from Etrade. He and his pals laid off almost every hardworking and talented person who saved his a-s from mega breaches and embarrasment. Its just a matter of time before he replaces the rest. What a... — read more 

We've just had Mid year reviews (which before that we hadn't long done our prior reviews, so what was the point) and now Growth plan reviews?? This just seems like busy work for the sake of it. My job (and others around me's jobs) is uncertain... — read more 

Is anyone else struggling to find any drive to keep going here?

Will JH need 1.21 gigawatts to fuel the flux capacitor for our trip back to the generalist future? Or perhaps it will run on the self congratulatory smugness of our latest carpet bagger C suite dolts?

Hate hate hate

Does anybody have more info? Too many rumors circulating to just outright ignore it, as much as I hope it isn't true.

https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-announces-nomination-omar-abbosh-board So the 45% pay increase wasn’t enough to get him to concentrate on Pearson?

Where did it go? USHE GTM should be fun.

The first 18 years, working as part of VUE, were great. I was valued, respected, and my contributions meant something. The along comes Omar, and VUE largely gets absorbed into corporate, the Azure migration occurred, and the culture changed... — read more 

Hate this leadership and hate how even your own leaders are su-king up to them just to save themselves instead of protecting their team

https://www.reddit.com/r/careeradvice/comments/1pd227s/former_hr_here_subtle_signs_your_company_is/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1

found this thread and curious to know more about expectations of a core rep in HE US. Didn’t know company was this bad. Don’t honeymoon, what is going on?

They have been completely useless for years now. Try to remember the last time we learned something useful from a town hall. I can't and I doubt anybody else can. Just ignore them. They're nothing but a waste of time.

They keep proving this every single day.

Why is it so difficult engage with the executive during the town hall? So much skirting around. Just get straight to the point.

https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/activist-investor-backs-pearson-ceo-pay-rise-c2ds8j55d This is really obtuse to give this joker a pay raise while employees suffer through no raises, compressed and lowered pay scales... — read more 

Does anyone else think the “ letter to your younger self” posts look like funeral cards for children. Every time I see one scrolling LinkedIn i gasp for a second. Probably getting people’s attention - just not sure it’s in the right way.

No rumors or guessing, just facts, please.

Never seen so many ppl with main character syndrome at Pearson. Execs trying to pretend they’re not two full moons from collecting their pension at the post office. More buzzwords than brain cells. AI this, augmentation that - meanwhile they can’t... — read more 

I know a lot of us are worried about our jobs. I keep hearing something is coming around the end of Q2. Just thought I'd offer some tips to protect your backside (and open up the chance for other people to chip in) if something happens to you. Some... — read more 

Companies like AWS, Meta or any FAANG and mostly other companies for that matter, ki-l your job when they either fire you or do mass layoffs. In contrast, working at Pearson, they ki-l your own career! Most people are either ignorant or overlook it... — read more 

The constant changes and workload is getting out of hand.

Any rumors about a higher ed sales layoff?

The executive team hasn't built a sustainable business; they’re just manipulating numbers to make the financials look better than they are. Following the failures of our OKRs, ASR/AIP, and Career Architecture, a significant round of redundancies is... — read more 

I'm new to this site. I feel like i havent seen many comments from people in PVS under Tom Ap Simon. He was 100% in charge when I came on in 2020. In 2022, they hired a lady to take over PVS so Tom could focus on higher education. This lady was way... — read more 

If we’re talking honestly to our younger selves, the conversation might include warnings about corporate messaging that talks about empowerment while employees feel undervalued, overworked, and unheard. It might include advice about spotting... — read more 

Just when you think this man can’t get any more shallow, he blasts out the most cringe, self‑congratulatory “newsletter” ever written. It’s basically a shrine to himself, wall‑to‑wall “me, me, I, I, my, my.” And then he has the nerve to act proud... — read more 

I was laid off back in January. Last year, I got my bonus check around the 3rd week of March. Is that a reasonable expectation after getting laid off?

Got my compensation letter today. I didn't expect anything great, but a 2% increase is disappointing; it doesn't even cover inflation. And the bonus has dropped so much from previous years, it gives you no motivation to go out of your way and 'exceed... — read more 

So the HR management call happened about the upcoming pay and performance week and some interesting but not shocking news. Apparently, with the restructuring in the career architecture and demoting everyone to lower titles, this also includes new... — read more 

BLOCK announced layoffs this week due to the impact of AI, but with that, Jack announced the following severance plan for affected people: 20 weeks of full pay PLUS one week for every year of tenure, six months of full healthcare benefits, all... — read more 

So I and many other got laid off recently due to the company strategy to automate and replace with AI and failing that, outsource to India. Considering so many large companies who regret their decision to lay off and replace with AI, you'd think... — read more 

I have never in all my life listened to as much garbage or side stepping than covered in today's town hall. So many people unhappy. What really annoys me is that AB stood up and talked complete garbage and did not answer any of the job title or other... — read more 

Roughly a month ago the UK IT team were laid off without any consideration. After many of the Hellaby office started to complain we're needed, they back tracked and said there's three positions in Hellaby and the London team is now staying. The... — read more 

Thank you, AI - I missed this somehow. Omar Abbosh's £13m "golden hello" (announced Sept 2023): A massive one-time buyout package in cash + restricted shares to compensate for what he "lost" leaving Microsoft. On top of his £1m base salary, up to... — read more