Pros
Pearson is a great place to work for people who are single or who have families. The benefits are great and the balance between work and home life, including flexibility in taking time off, and occasional work from home is outstanding. The work environment is comfortable and the employees in the company are very talented and great to work with. Pearson provides various forms of job-related training, including tuition reimbursement for its employees.
Cons
Pearson does not pay competitively for many positions and does not make salary adjustments that are inline with regional markets. At least in my division, there are no performance-based incentives for employees: two people in the same position may do varying levels of work, perhaps even at different levels of quality, but will be rewarded similarly. Opportunities for career advancement are limited, and there is no clear process for advancing internally. Pearson does not focus enough on developing the talents, nor retaining the employment, of the great people it hires.