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      2.8

      31% would recommend to a friend

      (2,401 total reviews)
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      Michael Hansen

      38% approve of CEO

      24% positive business outlook

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      Cengage has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,401 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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      2.0
      Jan 12, 2010

      Great place for entry level experience or first job, but thats it.

      Marketing assistant
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great place for entry level experience or first job, but get out as soon as you can and move on.

      Cons

      Management is horrible, no room for growth, VERY low pay - i took a job after i was there a year for $12k more a year for a very similar position at a SMALLER company.

      3.0
      Jan 8, 2010

      Good place to get entry-level experience but then there is no where to be promoted to

      Assistant editor
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The people you work with as an Assistant Editor are usually enjoyable, and it is not a bad job for a short period of time. It is good experience for learning to work with authors and create your own products (supplements).

      Cons

      The senior management is flailing around desperately to make money on print textbooks in a digital world and it shows in how they treat their employees. Management expectations go against what is possible and employees are often punished for this.

      3.0
      Aug 31, 2009

      Not a bad company, but there are problems.

      Editor
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The vast majority of co-workers are fun and intelligent. If you want to move up, there are opportunities for the motivated. Overall, the work environment is relaxed, though as each year passes the environment becomes more corporate and bureaucratic. For some departments there is flex-time and work-at-home policies, which are very nice for facilitating life outside of work. Lower management is generally very supportive of employees. Lots of challenging, interesting problems to be solved. There are some large-scale initiatives/projects that could make the company thrive. Company is known and well regarded in its industry.

      Cons

      Executive/senior management is mediocre to poor. Communication from senior management is negligible. It's as if they live in a bubble. Departments get mired in politics with other departments: the resulting face-offs cripple positive movement on projects. Owned by a private equity firm that will eventually dump the company for the almighty dollar. Below average salaries and annual whittling away of bennies. Overall company morale is to the low side. With the advent and growth of the internet (and lots of free, decent information) combined with the current economy, the future of this industry is an unknown, though they, and others like them, seem to hang on year after year. They clearly are in an industry transformation and/or transition and need to figure out how to capitalize on it.

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