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 (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 194 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 116 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 86 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 62 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 110 reviews)); "Annual reorganizations and layoffs." ((in 78 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 70 reviews)); "Salary is low unless you produce and reach upper bonus tiers." ((in 68 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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2K reviews

2.0

Jul 22, 2016

Dysfunctional

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Leadership team is passionate about what they do and I believe they truly do care about the employees. Executive team goes above and beyond to communicate and be available for people. Benefit package and Pay are above avg.

Cons

Management team has some key VP-level people in the wrong positions. Too often problems are blamed on teams, when the reality is that management is the problem. Quotes of "We need to communicate more" or "people need to work harder" are heard too often and are symptomatic of a group without a plan.

2.0

Nov 22, 2015

Roller coaster experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

New products coming out that seem promising and innovative. Research is thoroughly conducted at the user-level for these products. There is good content (texts in print/digital) as part of the company's current portfolio.

Cons

Knee-jerk reactions and implementation of programs and initiatives that have mixed messages and confusing directives with poor return,rather than well-thought out truly strategic initiatives. Significant turnover in the sales organization that negatively impacts the longer sales cycle. Disconnect with executive management and those executing on the front lines. Inconsistent advancement, not necessarily performance-based, more on who you know. Over the past couple of years there have been significant technology issues. Recently the company has begun to outsource jobs overseas (accounting, IT), there is uncertainty as to what's next.

1.0

Nov 6, 2015

Incompetence Rules the Day!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Company in deep financial trouble.

Cons

Run by total arrogance and incompetence from top to bottom. Rude and uninformed. Could not care less about customer or employees.

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