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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2K reviews
3.0
Jul 22, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

*REMOTE - Equipment provided * 3 out of 4 of the trainers were great (as far as personality and teaching style) * My direct manager was a sweetheart. I loved her *I loved that you had dedicated weeks where you were off the phones (handling other duties).

Cons

*The training was too long, they should have kept it the way they were doing it initially. *When I started training, we were told we were the first group to go through the extensive training all in one go. The previous groups were trained on one set of things and then took calls. They were trained at set times after the initial training to learn everything else, so it wasn't just crammed into their brain. Had they kept that training model I would have stayed. When I came out of training, I was incredibly overwhelmed. *You had to have people look over everything before you are able to "escalate" a ticket. If you trust that I was trained correctly, you should trust my ability to discern if / when a ticket needs to be escalated; and to who. *Chat wait times could be long sometimes, and having to wait for them to respond while having a customer on the line, not great. *The Knowledge base alone was terrible to navigate and was not instinctive or user friendly.

3.0
Jul 20, 2025

Great people but too slow to adapt

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Mostly great people, flexible work arrangements

Cons

International regions are at the mercy of decisions and strategies made largely for the benefit of the US. Unfortunately, too slow to adapt to rapidly changing local markets.

3.0
Jul 20, 2025
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

The manager is fantastic, communication is great, and the team is knowledgeable and helpful.

Cons

Pay is low. During the interview the HR rep gave a range of $22 - $36/hour. Offered $24/hour. No negotiating.

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