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 325 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 185 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 116 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 85 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 62 reviews))

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

"poor management of employees" ((in 109 reviews)); "Increasingly low pay for sales..little chance for advancement unless you are part of the "in crowd"" ((in 106 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and rehires are a shell game for investors to distract from the lack of achievement after bankruptcy." ((in 74 reviews)); "Unfortunately salary is low and needs improvement" ((in 71 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 69 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

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(2,397 total reviews)

Michael Hansen

43% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 2,397 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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1.0

Jul 19, 2025

Dishonest management

Former full time employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits were decent and some of the people were nice.

Cons

Constant upheavals in management due to constant layoffs. Current management tries to intimidate employees with performance improvement plans (PIPs) to avoid paying them any severance when their impending layoff is coming. Those who were intimidated and quit lost all PTO days and any severance. Those who withstood the bullying received all their PTO and severance. This abuse of power and lack of respect for talented employees is reprehensible. Grateful to be out of that toxic environment.

Cengage Response

10mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and for your more than three years with Cengage Group. We work hard to foster a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment. We take claims of bullying or intimidation seriously, and I’m truly sorry if you felt unsupported or mistreated during your time here. That is not the experience we want for any of our employees. Please feel free to reach out to me directly to discuss your concerns if you feel comfortable doing so. We are committed to listening, learning, and improving. Thank you again for your candor. Best, Jeri Herman, Chief People Officer

3.0

Jul 18, 2025

Change is ok?

Facilities assistant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

People Collaborative environment Benefits Learning opportunities

Cons

To quick to Change Business model is lost in trends Not keeping good talent Wasting money

1.0

Jul 17, 2025

Sinking ship

Accounry executive

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a place you exchange you time for money, work life balance is good.

Cons

Leadership is beyond clueless. Just spent years updating the online platform and the changes are hardly noticeable and can't be based on customer feedback. Compensation and sales incentives are non existent. They are dividing up $200 across 16 sales people for a 3 month contest...

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