https://www.fortuneindia.com/technology/meet-the-pearson-boss-who-punctures-ceo-bravado/130226 -- Is this some kind of joke? I've never seen more bravado from a group of leaders and their CEO in my career. He may have less bravado than Elon, or... — read more 

It’s going to be a massive restructuring followed by years of downsizing as more and more customers move to inexpensive and better quality AI tools. They are trying to squeeze as much as possible out of the sales force in Q1 and Q2 before they have... — read more 

This new CEO and his group of clowns just keep getting worse by the day

https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/pearson-cancels-445300-shares-in-ongoing-350m-buyback-programme Someone rightly said and could not have said better "Hire a clown, get a circus"

Does anyone have updates on marketing reorg/layoffs?

At this point everything they do is just laughable. They have budget to expand the leadership team but no funds for the people actually doing the operation work. We now have a ‘growth officer’, what’s next, a Head of extra growth?

I was a former employee of 35 years at Pearson Vue. I too was let go on the 12th. I gave all my loyal and dedication to this company for a lot of time. I was mortified when I found out that my job had been eliminated due to it being outsourced to... — read more 

The irony - People who were responsible to lose the contract are rewarded with continuing employment and perhaps bonus while all people not even remotely connected are fired. CEO and their cronies - "I take full responsibility and willing to... — read more 

When people had their "org update" meeting, did anyone else get the "class act" of having their manager read it to them? Probably one of the most childish things I've ever experienced in my life. Lol.

Laid off on the 12th. Had the normal two weeks of PTO replenish as of the first of the year. I was told my balance would be paid out. Checked account today and the balance was recalculated and now it's zero. I'm assuming that I won't get that paid... — read more 

All these mass layoffs is perhaps to fund Stock buyback.

It’s dropped 14% in the last week.

It boggles the mind how bad the optics are of a company posting a “great” results year for 2025, then immediately laying off hundreds of people, to then spending at least $1M on glad-handing at Davos this week with their team of sycophants. It’s... — read more 

I was impacted by the recent layoff after nearly seven years as a cloud security engineer. During that time, I worked hands-on across architecture, automation, and platform security, often supporting end-to-end execution. One reflection I’m sitting... — read more 

good luck to everyone.

The entire IT in the UK have been made redundant. The director, every manager. This AI nonsense from Omar is destroying the company.

Thing is, they lay off all your closest colleagues (various departments) until they ki-l off the business, leaving the few remaining staff overworked, disengaged and depressed. Then they say we can only recruit more people when we grow the business... — read more 

I like many others in this forum was terminated from Pearson this week. Anyone considering joining Pearson should stay away. It’s a sinking ship!

How many people got an email this week about the restructuring of the titling system…. And how many were a demotion? My guess is all of them.

My role was eliminated in Cybersecurity. Put in 9 years of hardwork to keep Pearson safe. I have 7 different managers in 9 years because managers kept leaving. Saved the company from so many disasters. Sigh!

Just in case you thought you were safe. You're not.

Layoffs start today, 12th. Share impact and rumors, should be significant.

Who else enjoyed the CA and AG show? I've never heard such self serving drivel! These two have proven to be among the most toxic "leaders" in recent memory. SL is too new to know how bad they really are. Her Jepordy farce was a complete flop. Alex... — read more 

What even the Directors and Senior Directors do lol??????

Why are so many reps in HE missing goal this year? A good organization has 70 to 80% hit goal. It appears HE will be below 50%! Is it poor performance by the reps? I'm new here, just trying to make sense of all this.

Do you predict that there will be Pearson layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Starting to feel like we're in a quiet period before big changes, which always include layoffs.

Omar hates you, that’s all I can say. It’s a disaster for the company.

SJ is the biggest liabilty for Pearson. Future of Pearson revolves around her being replaced by a leader who respects and values staff.

Pearson continues to decline year after year, I’m shocked they are still hiring people. Every 8-12 months it’s time to layoff a group of people and start over again next year. I spent 7 years watching this disaster before finally leaving. The lack of... — read more 

This is going to explode at some point, the level of exclusion in this company is just unbearable, I had to say it, there's just so much toxicity I just hope this message reaches someone thinking of joining this company.. be careful

I would have liked someone to warn me when I was considering joining Pearson, so here we go: this is the most toxic company ever, you will regret joining

Once again, like in a couple years ago, I heard serious comments about a new round approaching and it is very nicely scheduled for December, so you know, you can start exploring your career goals.. well well let's see how this season goes this year... — read more 

Hi, wondering what the pay for QA Product Manager in HigherED US is, I have been here for 3 years, have not received a raise.

If you’re a sales rep, curious to hear what your base salary is if you don’t mind sharing. Thanks!