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 308 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 187 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 113 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 83 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 60 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 111 reviews)); "Constant layoffs every two years and irrespective of how much significance you are to the team you might be laid off" ((in 72 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 67 reviews)); "Unfortunately salary is low and needs improvement" ((in 65 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

(2,396 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 2,396 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

Mar 31, 2012

Lack of respect for lower level employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The relationships within departments are good, and managers look out for their own. Vacation time is reasonable and benefits are comparable with other companies in the industry. Long range company plans seem innovative and interesting.

Cons

Unfortunately, the money doesn't,t seem to be forthcoming to fund the innovative plans. Also, the Physical environment is miserable and employees are asked to do more and more work as headcount shrinks and management refuses to hire to replace people. Management positions are opened up much more often than those for people who do the day to day work.

2.0

Mar 28, 2012

Not good, but not terrible.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

In general, people are friendly and easy to talk to. Management supports flexible working hours, and it is not difficult to get time off.

Cons

Unprofessional behavior is tolerated: yelling, swearing, and sarcastic emails are all commonplace. Projects are not planned well. Deadlines are unrealistic, and staffing levels are inadequate. Vendors are not managed well. As a result, employees are continually scrambling to work around the vendors' half-baked products and services.

3.0

Mar 23, 2012

A decent place to work, but corporate stratefy is uncertain.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent colleagues and a collaborative working atmosphere. Salary and benefits are competitive for the publishing industry in Boston Commuting cost are reimbursed 50%

Cons

Far too many meetings Far tool little managerial independence, with a strong culture of micromanaging Integration of business units is uneven

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