Cengage reviews

There are currently way too many channels and platforms for various aspects of the job. Good news is that new systems and procedures are being implemented to mitigate this challenge. There is little room for lateral advancement within my team - not sure if this is representative of the entire company. That said, if there is going to be little room for lateral movement, then base pay needs to be increased to reflect employee loyalty/longevity and contributions. Merit increase after several years of being on the job, while appreciated, is not sufficient. Our base pay as reps does not reflect the number of hats that we wear for our job, nor does it represent the efforts that we are going to to bring in sales and win market share, especially in this challenging climate of backorders and shipping delays (I recognize that shipping/cargo delays are being felt industry-wide and across industries). Additionally, our base pay does not reflect cost of living in the Boston area. I understand and appreciate the generous bonuses - but this does not make up for the minimal base pay that has seen bear minimum increases since my time here. I should not still be making more or less the same amount in base-pay that I was making when I first started at the company out of college.

While you have a lot of time off, and are even given extra days such as volunteer, floating holidays, and wellness days. Its extremely stressful to take time off. The work load is so overwhelming its too stressful to take time off, as it takes days to catchup. There is no good "backup" structure if someone has to take extended time off work or decides to leave the company, or even accepts a promotion. The workload often falls on other roles (on top of their own job responsibilities.). This creates a lot of stress on managers, and leaders. It also prevents them from being able to do their job. This overall hurts the company, as the job is to maintain and grow business. Also the pay is sickening. They do not offer fair pay for the job responsibilities expected of their employees. Also - politics were often brought up in a networking channel, which often caused animosity between employees, and no corrective action was taken on those who brought insults into the conversation, instead of accepting all sides of political views. They did create the "speak up line", but not much came of it when you did speak up.