Cengage reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(2,397 total reviews)
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Michael Hansen

43% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Cengage has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,397 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
Aug 1, 2025

Toxic management culture undermines everything

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are incredibly smart, passionate people working here who truly care about learners. Some teams are doing innovative, high-impact work despite organizational dysfunction. Remote work is a plus.

Cons

Management is the Achilles’ heel of this organization. Strategic decisions are made in silos by a small inner circle, often without input from those closest to the work. There’s a bait-and-switch culture where people who have been hired for one thing are pushed into something totally different. Short-term wins are prioritized at the expense of sustainable impact. They’ve resorted to pushing staff out through performance improvement plans (PIPs) to avoid severance obligations. It’s demoralizing to watch strong performers get sidelined or micromanaged out without real feedback or support. Strategic priorities shift constantly, internal politics reign, and accountability is applied inconsistently (especially when upper management is involved.) Psychological safety is at an all-time low.

3.0
Jul 29, 2025

Mixed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

One can find a modicum of stability here

Cons

Promotion track is not transparent

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