IXL Learning reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(449 total reviews)
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Paul Mishkin

53% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

IXL Learning has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 449 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IXL Learning employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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449 reviews
2.0
Jul 30, 2022

Not in Touch with Evolving World

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Pros

Great product and onboarding support on the sales team Compassionate coworkers that became friends Pretty good work life balance (coming from teaching)

Cons

Within the past 6 months on the sales team, the moral had plummeted. With a new person in charge, there are expected changes. Employees were let go and the communication on that was severely lacking. Employees went from a highly flexible work from home environment (with empty promises to keep it that way), to a rigid return to office 2-3 days a week culture. Thus, people started leaving in droves leaving the newbies to wonder, what had they gotten into. The high turnover leads to a team of individuals having to pick up the slack, encouraging more turnover. Upper management is extremely out of touch thinking that everyone loves in an office environment. Never once were employees surveyed about the return to office plan. Salary structure is still not up to industry standards. If you are outside of sales, expect long hours and low pay. Teachers leaving the classroom: I would consider elsewhere.

1.0
Jan 13, 2021

Stay far away!

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Pros

The employees are passionate, the company provides decent perks

Cons

They pay the lowest wage possible and think a free drink fridge makes up for it. Upper management does not care about its employees at all. They will do mass hiring for a project and as soon as it’s complete they let the employees go - including laying off right before the holidays. When employees posted inclusive signs after the company removed any same sex questions, those employees were laid off. Do not get roped in by the perks. It isn’t worth it!

1.0
Jan 10, 2020
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Pros

-They are always hiring (why would that be?)

Cons

-Constant layoffs and reorganization (at least 3 mass layoffs and subsequent reorganizations in just over 1 year). Why the need to keep reinventing the work flow when this company has been around and 'successful' for so long? Why the elimination of entire departments, yet constantly hiring? They have 10x or more the number of engineers and project managers to the number of support personnel, when it should be much closer to 1:1. -Acquiring new companies while implementing layoffs. Over the past year at least two educational companies were acquired, and yet there were more mass layoffs and department 'reorganizations'. That does not instill the slightest bit of confidence in job security. -Supposed benefits until you need them: 'Unlimited PTO', freedom to work from home, raising questions to management are touted when hiring but then discouraged once actually working there. -Managers who clearly are not effective or interested in anything other than the company line. In addition, some who have 'fallen up' into their position and achieved it only through being the last one available to promote (most if not all of the best ones have moved on or laid off). -Cliques and favoritism, in every department. For how much they preach equality and shared work there clearly is not. Managers have their favorites and it quickly becomes apparent there are different rules for them. -Observations, complaints, suggestions, any input falls on deaf ears. So many meetings yet so little accomplished. What is the point of them if nothing gets done? The changes all come from upper management, and the middle managers do nothing but rubber stamp and nod their heads.

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IXL Learning Response
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Thanks for the feedback about our managers. We recognize that many are first-time people managers and we are investing in skill development this year so that they have the tools to better support employee professional growth. As a rapidly growing company, both organically and through acquisition, change is guaranteed to be constant. We understand that not every employee sees these changes as positive, but they are designed to increase IXL's impact and ability to serve our mission: to create and support the best educational technology possible. As part of that change over the last year, we have had some jobs eliminated to better align our teams to our current company objectives. We have also created new teams resulting in growth opportunities or promotions for existing employees. We will continue to manage through these "growing pains" with the goal of serving our people and customers as best we can.
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