Does Cengage pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cengage employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cengage. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cengage?

34% 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, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cengage?

Learning Consultant (77) , Account Executive (62) , Sales Representative (55) , Manager (42) , Product Manager (36) , Project Manager (30) , Sales Consultant (29) , Product Assistant (28) , Sales (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 308 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 187 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 113 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 83 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 60 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 118 reviews)); "poor management of employees" ((in 111 reviews)); "Constant layoffs every two years and irrespective of how much significance you are to the team you might be laid off" ((in 72 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 67 reviews)); "Unfortunately salary is low and needs improvement" ((in 65 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.

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3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(2,396 total reviews)

Michael Hansen

43% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

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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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2.0

Oct 1, 2025

Average place to work

Business analyst

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Workload was manageable, nice office

Cons

Constant priority changes, poor leadership, very clicky culture

2.0

Oct 1, 2025

Culture has shifted

anonymous employee- former employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Direct management is good and flexibility

Cons

Top leadership lacks communication. Layoffs continue to happen across the organization. Promotions are not fairly awarded. Limited career growth. Used to be a great place to work and spent over 10 years with the organization but with recent changes from the investment group, it’s been a continuous change in culture. Low pay for workload.

2.0

Sep 27, 2025

It used to “a best place to work” - not now!

Senior marketing manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

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After over a decade of working with some of the most amazing people, who where smart, driven, and passionate the soul of the company has been completely crushed by management accountants.

Cons

I literally have PTSD from many, many rounds of layoffs and restructures. All the good people are mostly gone and replaced by folks who have no idea how get anything done, so it’s all just talk and meetings SO MANY MEETINGS!

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