Does Cengage pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cengage employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cengage. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cengage?

31% of Cengage employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cengage 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cengage?

Learning Consultant (77) , Account Executive (62) , Sales Representative (56) , Manager (42) , Product Manager (36) , Project Manager (30) , Sales (29) , Sales Consultant (29) , Product Assistant (28) , Customer Service Representative (26) , Director (23) , Software Engineer (23) , Content Developer (19) , Account Manager (18) , Marketing (18)

What are the pros of working at Cengage according to real employee reviews?

"There are some great people at Cengage and the open work environment is collaborative and fast paced." ((in 318 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 188 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 111 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 87 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 68 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cengage according to real employee reviews?

"Increasingly low pay for sales..little chance for advancement unless you are part of the "in crowd"" ((in 108 reviews)); "poor management of employees" ((in 106 reviews)); "Constant layoffs every two years and irrespective of how much significance you are to the team you might be laid off" ((in 81 reviews)); "Salary is low unless you produce and reach upper bonus tiers." ((in 71 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 66 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cengage layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cengage layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cengage in 2026.

Cengage reviews

2.9

31% would recommend to a friend

(2,402 total reviews)

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 2,402 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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1.0

Jun 24, 2026

Talented people totally overshadowed by management issues

Senior content manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

the people were amazing and talented

Cons

too many to list: management apparently has been told to deconstruct company for sale by private equity owners. Virtually no one who was there 12 years ago is still employed. Content, HR and production offshored.

1.0

Jun 22, 2026

Leadership has no regard for workers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Not out of business yet

Cons

No respect for any of the people who do the work Pushing AI as if that will replace those the workers they laid off Investment firm running things closely tied to Epstein

2.0

Apr 30, 2026

Decent work-life balance but the culture is horrendous

Senior account executive

Recommend

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It’s very clear management has their favorites. There are constant changes of systems, resources and support teams, and when the employees express their frustration with the changes Michael Hansen blames the human resistance to change, rather than listening to the actual concerns. The most recent change is a huge layoff/restructuring of the entire sales organization. The Investment team that came in has changed Cengage for the worse. The company culture that made the lack of salary worth it has been dwindling down to nothing and the morale shows it.

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