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      Good place to work, but too many problems... - Anonymous employee Cengage Employee Review

      1.0
      Jul 19, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good, kind hard working colleagues Fully remote

      Cons

      I was laid off due to reduction in force. Makes sense, the education publishing industry is struggling each year, and Cengage keeps making odd decisions. I was not given a reason why I was chosen to be laid off, but even with the strong and valuable contributions I gave to this company, none of my work mattered in the end. So if you want to consider a place that's good for the short-term, consider working here. Don't give it your all here, as your job is never safe, and your contributions won't matter when there are frequent reorganizations and good people being laid off regularly.

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      Cengage Response
      2y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. Regarding restructuring, we periodically evaluate our strategy and approach to ensure we are best set-up to meet the needs of our student and educator customers and drive results in our business. Unfortunately, those evaluations sometimes result in difficult decisions that impact our colleagues. These decisions are not made lightly as we know the impact it can have on individuals and teams. As the education industry evolves, we must evolve as well. I wish you the best in your next endeavors. Best, Michael Hansen, CEO

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      3.0
      Jun 4, 2026
      Director of marketing
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Company has some interesting approaches to the market and in the past they seemed value employees. There are some good employees there and there was, in the past, visionary leadership, but the people with the vision and leadership skills left the company a few years ago.

      Cons

      The company actively de-values employees. They had a project they called "Project Horizon" where they told all employees they needed to cut costs, so the company was going to have multiple layoffs over 3-5 years - but nobody was allowed to know when, where, or why - - just one day large swaths of people would be gone. That hung over everyone's heads - for years, and is indicative of how Cengage values employees - it doesn't. Everything is about trying to secure new funding and prepare for an IPO, so they stopped investing significantly in the products about 3 years ago and that's about when they stopped acting like they cared about employee wellness as well.

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