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      Cengage

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      Cengage reviews

      3.0

      35% would recommend to a friend

      (2,396 total reviews)
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      Michael Hansen

      43% approve of CEO

      27% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      2.9

      Culture & values

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      2.5

      Career opportunities

      2.4

      Senior management

      Cengage has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,396 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cengage employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      2.0
      Mar 31, 2026

      Below market pay, constant reorgs, and no upward mobility

      Marketing
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Friendly co-workers - Remote

      Cons

      - Pay is way under market rate, and raises are 1% -2% per year - Reorgs putting more work on everyone’s plate from “redundant” role reductions, with no title changes or pay increases - Expensive health insurance plans with poor coverage

      3.0
      Mar 30, 2026

      Company challenged by internal misalignment and PE pressure

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cengage is at the forefront of critical discussions and debate on the future of learning, workforce, and AI transformation. Thoughtful CEO and business unit leaders wanting to push the company forward as an industry leader.

      Cons

      As a private equity backed company looking to go public, there is a lot of pressure to differentiate from its industry peers, however, that top-down pressure has resulted in an identity crisis externally and internally. There is misalignment, lack of trust, and mixed messaging between business units. There are constant reorgs as the company seeks to cut costs, which results in lost productivity, lack of cohesive vision, and erosion of trust. The company is behind the ball on AI usage and innovativeness in their products - the headlines are just that, headlines.

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