Penguin Random House Employee Reviews
Out of 65 Penguin Random House employee reviews, 61% were positive. The remaining 39% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Penguin Random House improve their work culture.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
gratitude, work balance, support, pay
They need to understand that without the warehouse workers nothing gets done. They need to learn the simple lesson that, absent the miner, a gold mine is a hole in the ground.
Review from Operations Dept
I feel that they only care about employees until it involves money/salary.
Proving direction and resource planning .
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
do way more than im supposed to for same wages
Management is disrespectful at the line level. Upoer management talks a good game, but line mananhers are rude and disrespectful. I would feel more positive if I were paid more and treated with respect
Review from Operations Dept
We had a miserable year as people but one of the best years ever for the business (largely because employees absorbed many costs of the business in quarantine) and instead of investing in human capital they bought the competition.
Review from Operations Dept
Working beyond 40 hrs/week is necessary to meet the needs of the job and the leadership and clients expect that and more but are unwilling to pay more for standard of living for employees residing in New York City. It's impossible to support a healthy family with this workload and pay.
Compared to other folks that handle the load I do , I feel I make less.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Shared vision. Sense of mission.
Review from Operations Dept
Join together to fight horrible management.
No take aways at end of meetings. Chaos, wrong folks in wrong meetings.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
More authentic and inclusive. More diverse leadership.
Encoursge big picture thinking; get employees to buy in to company mission and vision
Review from Operations Dept
Management has a lot of favorites that they tend to use over others. Unsafe work areas are a real problem at my WESTMINSTER site.
Employees are confused because of lack of direction and feel overwhelmed.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Encourage trained drivers to apply and assume Good attitudes and morale
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Safety safety safety. Management is leaving incompetent and dangerous lift operators on trucks for production, often overriding trainers' decsisions not to sign off. No post-accident drug testing. Known users/drinkers showing up under the influence and operating PIE
Review from Operations Dept
Bad Management, lack of direction. Lack of resource planning and actually focussing on what is important to the core business needs.
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Compensation. Unionisation. Culture of respect. Clear paths to advancement.
Review from Operations Dept
I would like to see the facilities improve