Great culture, increasing pay is an opportunity but they're working on that. - Learning Consultant Cengage Employee Review

4.0
Jul 16, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Culture Atmosphere Ethos Great first step Benefits Work- life balance Family- like atmosphere Non- micro managing style If you buy- in and go to work with a passionate attitude you will succeed.

Cons

Salary Very senior individuals in higher positions

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Cengage Response
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Thanks for taking time to share your experience at Cengage. I'm particularly pleased to see you reference our culture and ethos, which you know is a priority for me. I also appreciate that, while you listed salary as a con, you noted in your advice to management that it is an area we "working on." It is indeed and with our pay for performance philosophy, we are making the right changes to recognize and reward our top performers. We will continue to make positive changes to our compensation philosophy, and in other areas of our employee experience, to ensure we're able to attract and retain great people. Thanks again for the feedback.

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