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      Cengage

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      Cengage reviews

      2.9

      31% would recommend to a friend

      (2,400 total reviews)
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      Michael Hansen

      39% approve of CEO

      24% positive business outlook

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      Cengage has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,400 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cengage employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      3.0
      Dec 24, 2023

      Lots of re-orgs

      District manager
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Talented group of employees, opportunities to move around to different divisions

      Cons

      Annual bonus (all or nothing) constants cuts, lay-offs and re-orgs

      2.0
      Dec 21, 2023

      Losing confidence

      Product manager
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I used to feel really good about working for this company. The mission and ethos was great, they really did their best to do right by us during the pandemic, and the people were (and are) great. Always been a bit slower as a tech company to catch up with the modern world, but the passion has always been there.

      Cons

      Ever since the company secured new investments, the entire focus has switched to ROI. Higher ups are less and less focused on effective and honest communication with employees, even pinning employees wanting to know about layoffs as us potentially being nosey. 2 Wellness Days granted during the pandemic were cut, because everyone’s mental health is fully restored post-pandemic obviously, on top of general PTO benefits diminishing. Constant reorgs and layoffs, always feeling like your job could be gone at any moment. Switching our primary method of communication from Slack/Zoom with Teams, which as a fully remote company is more than likely going to have a negative effect on productivity and efficiencies. This has all been in the name of making the company more profitable and efficient, but by the company they certainly dont mean the employees.

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      Cengage Response
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      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our ability to meet the moment, and best serve students and educators, and our desire to increase our profitability, are not opposing goals, in fact, I see them as two sides to the same coin – we need resources available to invest in innovation. I agree with you that our employees underpin our success, which is why transparency and candor around changes happening in the organization are priorities for myself and the entire leadership team –whether through written communications, First Friday forums or town halls with leaders in the businesses. We always welcome feedback on how we can help answer questions or clarify direction in these forums. Additionally, ensuring we are supporting employee health and wellbeing continues to be at the forefront. We continue to offer the Wellness Week, as we recognize that additional time at the end of the year is extremely valuable in helping our employees’ recharge. We also offer a range of benefits and services to support employees both at work and in their personal lives. Thank you for your feedback as we continue to evolve, and I encourage you to reach out to me with additional feedback on how we can continue to improve. Best, Michael Hansen, CEO
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