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      Cengage

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      Cengage reviews

      2.8

      29% would recommend to a friend

      (2,413 total reviews)
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      Michael Hansen

      36% approve of CEO

      23% positive business outlook

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      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.7

      Compensation and benefits

      2.3

      Career opportunities

      2.2

      Senior management

      Cengage has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,413 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cengage employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      3.0
      Oct 5, 2013

      Product Manager

      Product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very flexible work environment. Ability to telecommute which is great. People are all great and very collaborative.

      Cons

      Not much room for advancement. Sometimes there can be a lot of churn and no ability to get stuff done which can get frustrating.

      2.0
      Oct 2, 2013

      Can you say bankruptcy? Big hurdles to overcome .....

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Was a great company but the industry to changing and Cengage has not be able to keep up. There were a lot of great people that worked there and the culture was great. I had the opportunity to interact with people throughout the organization.

      Cons

      Inability to make necessary investments to compete. Reorganization after reorganization. Jobs are being eliminated and people are asked to do too much. Customers losing faith in the organization and their ability to deliver quality products as well as support what they are selling.

      2.0
      Sep 21, 2013

      Fascinating work, but frustrating because of growing distance between top management and people doing the work.

      Publishing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You are part of the information industry, which is undergoing incredible change. This provides many opportunities to learn new skills.

      Cons

      The company is having difficulty adapting to the changes that have occurred and are occurring in information publishing. Most top people learned the publishing business in a print world and are continually behind the curve with regard to how end users access and use information. Top managers also talk mostly amongst themselves--communication with the workforce is mostly top-down and suggestions from the people doing the work get lip service at best. Ultimately it is a very frustrating place to work for any length of time.

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