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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
94
TOTAL
RATINGS
872
Updated on: October 23, 2025

Penguin Random House Company Culture

Penguin Random House Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.8/5
Penguin Random House's Overall Culture is rated D+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Perks & Benefits
A
Gender
B
eNPS
C+
CEO Rating
C
Office Culture
C

Penguin Random House CEO

Bottom 45%Bottom 45% of Similar Size Companies
Markus Dohle Penguin Random House's CEO
Markus Dohle
67 /100
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A Day in the Life
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Penguin Random House employees generally work 8.8 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Penguin Random House report the work pace is moderate
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Penguin Random House have 0 meetings
Meetings
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61% of Penguin Random House employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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60% of Penguin Random House employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Penguin Random House employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
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53% of Penguin Random House employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Penguin Random House applied for 6 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 83% were approved.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Penguin Random House unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

6
Total Applied
  • 83% Granted (5 out of 6)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 6)
  • 17% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (1 out of 6)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 6)

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Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Penguin Random House

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Penguin Random House currently ranks in the Top 30% of similarly sized companies

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Penguin Random House

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Penguin Random House currently ranks in the Bottom 30% of similarly sized companies

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eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
38%Promoters
24%Passives
38%Detractors
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Mission, Vision, & Values

Penguin Random House is the international home to nearly 250 editorially and creatively independent publishing imprints. Together, our mission is to foster a universal passion for reading by partnering with authors to help create stories and communicate ideas that inform, entertain, and inspire, and to connect them with readers everywhere.

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Penguin Random House Culture At a Glance

94 employees at Penguin Random House have reviewed Penguin Random House across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 94 Penguin Random House employees give their leadership a grade of C-, or Bottom 30% of similar size companies. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Penguin Random House are not very pleased with their total compensation at Penguin Random House, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Penguin Random House are not very pleased with their team. 94 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Penguin Random House are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Penguin Random House believe the environment at Penguin Random House is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Penguin Random House is moderate. About 66% of the employees at Penguin Random House work 8 hours or less.

Overall, the employees at Penguin Random House are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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