Innovative work and Fantastic people - Senior User Experience Researcher Cengage Employee Review

2.0
Mar 8, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Colleagues are passionate about the work and the mission. People are warm, encouraging, collaborative and genuine. The work itself is innovative and collaborative. People are opened to new ideas.

Cons

There is a lack of alignment among teams. Sales is incentivized to give the customer what they ask for. Engineering just wants to get it done. It's a challenging environment for user experience.

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Cengage Response
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Thank for you taking the time to leave a review. It is great to hear that you were surrounded by collaborative colleagues who are passionate about our mission to serve millions of learners globally. It is also encouraging to hear that you found your work to be innovative. Regarding alignment of priorities, this is one of the drivers for establishing Cengage Academic and continues to be a huge focus of the leadership team. We recognize that there is still room to improve and I appreciate your feedback as we progress. Thank you for your more than 9 years of service, I wish you the best in your future endeavors. Best, Morgan Wolbe, Executive Vice President and Co-General Manager, Cengage Academic

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