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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2.0
Oct 28, 2012

Change can be great, but not this time.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Despite compounded hardships over the past two quarters, most of the people at CL are dedicated and hardworking, (if not as enthusiastic as they had been 2-3 years previously). The insurance benefits and 401k/matching programs are good, and there are multiple attempts by on-site events teams in each office to maintain a happier level of morale.

Cons

The executive leadership teams (both old and new) seem to be having difficulty accomplishing three things: 1) How to transform into a fully digital company in the 21st century 2) How to allocate existing resources and personnel to affect this transformation 3) How to communicate with employees Over the past 2-3 quarters in particular, CL has tried multiple reorganizations and title/department changes. Work from home/remote options have been cancelled with the rationale that productivity increases when people work together in the same room (note: CL has employees across the US in multiple time zones, as well as Canada, Australia, UK, etc.) They have conducted many meetings (with VPs and managers flying all around the country) to "discuss" these reorganizations where many words are spoken but no actual information is conveyed. They have also created several new managerial positions but no backfill to compensate for the rate of attrition and few opportunities if you are not already in management. The results at the daily grind level are more people leaving, projects/deliverables running late, customers not being contacted by sales/customer service, and low morale.

4.0
Oct 23, 2012

Cengage is on the verge of great things!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, intelligent and motivated to be a part of something great. A lot of organizational change but provides a lot of opportunity if you are looking for it, you just have to go for it.

Cons

Leadership sometimes moves too slow with strategic decisions..

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