Imagine Learning reviews

3.0

47% would recommend to a friend

(612 total reviews)
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Jonathan Grayer

42% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Imagine Learning has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 612 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Imagine 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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612 reviews
1.0
May 1, 2019

Sigh... Look beyond the smoke and mirrors

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Well, I thought that a pro was that this is a steady job, but people are being fired or told to quit left and right. So who really knows. New management in every area took over and bad mouthed the old ways of doing everything. I loved that I finally knew where the company was headed and there was a lot of transparency and communication. But that only lasted for a few months. For the last 2 months, we've gone back to the old way of doing things (that they said was so awful and that the old management deserved to leave over.) No one really knows what's going on anymore...

Cons

The company tries to pretend to be conscious of employees and things like helping the environment. They periodically try to encourage us to do things like "bring your own silverware to work" (uhh...) or to "bike to work" (when there is no bike rack). Perhaps we would appreciate the company actually doing something to give us the ability to change rather than being told to change on our own. Don't pretend to care... There has also been a lot of talk about being more conscious about remote employees. Right after announcing that they're going to include them more, they announced an easter egg hunt for right that moment. Needless to say many people felt the disconnect with the timing of the activity there. Employees don't feel protected here. Things are very much political and you have to fight for a chance to be heard. Managers are frequently taking credit for others' ideas. This is not a safe work environment. I don't feel like I can go anywhere with my job here. You can't have any better position than what they hired you as. Growth isn't something they like, all they want is us to chug out the production as fast as possible.

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Imagine Learning Response
6y
We greatly appreciate your comments and perspective. Yes, Imagine Learning has gone through a lot of changes over the past year including leadership changes, acquisitions, and incredible growth. We want you to know that we are working hard to communicate clearly and be transparent with our employees. Having 50% of our workforce working remotely is a tricky space to navigate and we are adopting suggestions to bridge those gaps more effectively. What we can tell you for sure is that we care immensely about our employees and our customers. With growth and potential comes a lot of change, and we’re open to learning more about the experiences of our employees so that we can continue to do what we can to make each employee feel valued and able to do meaningful work. Your feedback and contributions as a long-term employee help us move in a positive direction.
3.0
Jan 9, 2024
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Pros

Work from home and benefits are decent. Wonderful colleagues. Strong DEI initiative.

Cons

Salaries for virtual instructors are stagnant at below poverty level range unless you live in states which have a living wage minimum threshold. Positions are not secure - the company routinely has massive rolling layoffs because their projected needs data is flawed. They lay off employees in mass Zoom meetings during which they access to company program and communication is immediately severed. Opportunities for advancement within the instructional services team are rare and almost impossible to be considered in the talent pool if you don't have a PhD and/or reflect what is being sought to as part of their strong DEI initiative. I firmly support a DEI initiative but not when it brushes too close to looking like equally qualified candidates are disqualified for consideration because they won't show positively reflect in the DEI hiring and promoting practices data. It's an open secret leadership on the instructional services side of the company quietly groom candidates they would like to promote by encouraging them to pursue a PhD or EdD through the tuition assistance program the company offers and then they either create a position or force a position to vacate to "create opportunity" (remember the rolling layoffs?)

1.0
Feb 9, 2020

Downward spiral

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great products and hard working individual contributors

Cons

-lack of senior leadership alignment. Sales, Marketing, operations and CEO are all interested in building their own empires instead of building a functional team. -lack of clarity on vision creates a paralyzing environment in which we aren’t able to execute- because there is no vision. -lack of senior leadership knowledge or care toward diversity, equity and inclusion. The only exec who cared was pushed out due to whistleblowing. Red flag! - lack of product leadership or any product expertise.

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Imagine Learning Response
5y
Thank you for your feedback and for acknowledging our great programs and hard-working team members. We’ve definitely had a lot of change over the past few months and have made a lot of adjustments as we realign leadership and teams. Through it all, our senior leadership team has been dedicated to working together and moving Imagine Learning forward. We are continually making strides to strengthen our focus on equity and inclusion and welcome your suggestions and ideas. Please note that we have an open-door policy that welcomes all of our employees to meet with a member of the Executive Team or their manager to discuss concerns, suggestions, and ideas. We want to hear from you. Thank you for all you do to make Imagine Learning a great place to work.
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