Cengage reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(2,396 total reviews)
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43% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Oct 3, 2011

Positive

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

There is a positive work environment and there is a good work/life focus at Cengage Learning which is greater than other companies.

Cons

Large companies like Cengage Learning often have additional layers to their business reporting levels that you will not find in smaller companies.

4.0
Sep 24, 2011
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

As a freelancer, the pay is quite nice compared to other freelance gigs. Furthermore, the jobs/projects have been fairly consistent, without huge gaps in between.

Cons

As a freelancer, you obviously lack the benefits of full-time exployment, such as predictable income, benefits, and so on. Sometimes a project may be cancelled prematurely by a client, and neither you nor Cengage/Gale can really do anything about it.

3.0
Sep 21, 2011
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Gale has one of the very best workforces around. Intelligent, passionate, engaged employees who believe in the company's mission (when the mission holds still for a few minutes). People work hard and management up to the middle management area are generally tuned into their employees and supportive. Great co-workers.

Cons

Senior management is lost. They don't want to face the reality of the information/publishing business, so keep getting caught up in the latest "cool" management trend instead of working on the real issues. The amount of time wasted on new processes (to create the same old products that don't break the mold) is unconscionable. The company's philosophy (like so many floundering companies'): When in doubt, reorg. Shameful.

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