Is Cengage a good company to work for?

Cengage has an overall rating of 2.8 out of 5, based on over 2,607 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 15% over the last 12 months. 30% of employees would recommend working at Cengage to a friend and 23% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cengage have been left by employees working as Senior Learning Consultant , Digital Success Specialist and Customer Success Manager .

Does Cengage pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cengage employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cengage. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cengage?

30% 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, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cengage?

Learning Consultant (77) , Account Executive (62) , Sales Representative (56) , Manager (42) , Product Manager (36) , Project Manager (30) , Sales Consultant (30) , Sales (29) , Product Assistant (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 320 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 199 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 119 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 85 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 65 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 112 reviews)); "poor management of employees" ((in 106 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and rehires are a shell game for investors to distract from the lack of achievement after bankruptcy." ((in 74 reviews)); "Unfortunately salary is low and needs improvement" ((in 69 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 64 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.

What are the top reviewed Cengage locations?

Boston , Farmington Hills , Independence , Mason , San Francisco , Clifton Park , Cincinnati , Temecula , Raleigh , Chicago , New York , Belmont , Detroit , Los Angeles , Dallas , Albany , Madison , Florence , Washington , Houston , Atlanta , Richmond , Charlotte , San Diego , Louisville , Nashville , Seattle , Orlando , Remote , Birmingham

Cengage reviews

2.8

30% would recommend to a friend

(2,409 total reviews)

Michael Hansen

38% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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Cengage has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,409 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

Sep 26, 2016

General Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and benefits, nice people

Cons

Unrealistic expectations, unfair treatment of employees

1.0

Apr 8, 2026

Politics! Mediocrity! Job Insecurities| Mass Layoffs

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing I have experienced.There are no Pros because politics is there in every book and corner.

Cons

Company is dominated by old mediocre employees who are insecure and to safeguard themselves they use politics as tool. Job security is all time low. Not a company to join. No trainings and No growth .Company is worst and claims themselves as employee Centric. Company MD-India, itself creates divide between employees. Managers spends time using Netflix in office . May layoffs are happing in India and ironically the least productive people who are good at politics are surviving. People who left companies like Pearson and McGrawhill and joined has been laid off. Salary is way less than market standards. Work life balance is poor . One team is not allowed to talk to the other team. Staff is rude. This is typical LALA company with no empathy. Unskilled managers are promoted. Company will not survive long . Pays university librarians to do brokerage. Global leadership actually abuse juniors , abuse means real cuss words

3.0

Oct 11, 2025

Great colleagues, constant restructure

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positive working environment and good perks

Cons

Constant redundancies and people leaving without being replaced

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