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      Cengage

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      Cengage reviews

      2.9

      31% would recommend to a friend

      (2,400 total reviews)
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      Michael Hansen

      39% approve of CEO

      24% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.8

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.4

      Career opportunities

      2.3

      Senior management

      Cengage has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,400 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cengage employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      1.0
      Nov 13, 2015

      Low pressure, but not a leading company

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lower management are all great. They know that they have little resources so treat their employees well.

      Cons

      Not innovative at all, low pay, over worked, executives set high unreachable benchmarks which means no bonuses, yet executives still receive large bonuses, executives more interested in making themselves look good. Middle management are told to be there own CEO - which translates to no funding and if you don't meet your numbers you get fired. Constant turnover in middle management as a result. Executives take no responsibility.

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      Cengage Response
      10y
      Thank you for your insights. I agree that we are successfully undertaking a major transformation of the company; we are rapidly nearing a crossover point in which digital product sales will overtake declining print. That is one of numerous positive inflection points for us. However, change comes at an emotional cost for many, and it comes in more tangible ways for those whose roles are most deeply affected. I would value your specific suggestions to both practically address your concerns (for example, your description of goal-setting sounds unreasonable to me too) and ease the sense of fatigue that often accompanies change initiatives at this stage, while still promoting our business evolution. Please consider e-mailing me directly.
      2.0
      Oct 18, 2015

      Not recommended

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The biggest benefit of working for Cengage is the work-life balance. Most employees never work beyond 40 hours per week. You're also given the opportunity to work from home and could be flexible with your hours as long as you were there during core work hours. For the right person, there seem to be lots of opportunities here.

      Cons

      This company used to be a great place to work. The culture has changed. It's become very corporate. It's not about what you know or how sincere you are about the work, it's about who you know and how much you can bluster through in the beginning. If you aren't savvy politically, you won't get far. No concern for employees. Manager was awful. On top of that, workflow involved a lot of busy work and redundancy from day to day.

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