Does Cengage pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cengage employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cengage. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cengage?

31% 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, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.4 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 319 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 187 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 115 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 81 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 70 reviews))

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

"poor management of employees" ((in 113 reviews)); "Increasingly low pay for sales..little chance for advancement unless you are part of the "in crowd"" ((in 107 reviews)); "Constant layoffs every two years and irrespective of how much significance you are to the team you might be laid off" ((in 76 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 68 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.

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2.9

31% would recommend to a friend

(2,400 total reviews)

Michael Hansen

39% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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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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5.0

Mar 15, 2016

Great experience

Software qa engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Great team and management, lots of room to grow

Cons

none, everything was great and positiove

5.0

Feb 19, 2016

Excellent management team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is focused on digital transformation and student outcomes with our products--exciting mission to be a part of in a fast-evolving industry with lots of moving pieces.

Cons

Dispersed workforce. Typical inertia of a large company. Management can be disconnected from 'reality' on the ground with the sales force and lower-level marketing teams at times

5.0

Feb 8, 2016

Superb to work on

Content writer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work lot of new things to learn

Cons

nothing in specific which i could think of

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