Is Cengage a good company to work for?

Cengage has an overall rating of 2.8 out of 5, based on over 2,611 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 17% over the last 12 months. 29% of employees would recommend working at Cengage to a friend and 23% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cengage have been left by employees working as Senior Learning Consultant , Digital Success Specialist and Customer Success Manager .

Does Cengage pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cengage employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cengage. This rating has decreased by 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cengage?

29% of Cengage employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cengage 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cengage?

Learning Consultant (77) , Account Executive (62) , Sales Representative (56) , Manager (42) , Product Manager (36) , Project Manager (30) , Sales Consultant (30) , Sales (29) , Product Assistant (28) , Customer Service Representative (26) , Director (23) , Software Engineer (23) , Content Developer (19) , Account Manager (18) , Marketing (18)

What are the pros of working at Cengage according to real employee reviews?

"There are some great people at Cengage and the open work environment is collaborative and fast paced." ((in 313 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 198 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 124 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 83 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 66 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cengage according to real employee reviews?

"Increasingly low pay for sales..little chance for advancement unless you are part of the "in crowd"" ((in 115 reviews)); "poor management of employees" ((in 104 reviews)); "Constant layoffs every two years and irrespective of how much significance you are to the team you might be laid off" ((in 72 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 69 reviews)); "Unfortunately salary is low and needs improvement" ((in 69 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cengage layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cengage layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cengage in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cengage locations?

Boston , Farmington Hills , Independence , Mason , San Francisco , Clifton Park , Cincinnati , Temecula , Raleigh , Chicago , New York , Belmont , Detroit , Los Angeles , Dallas , Albany , Madison , Florence , Washington , Houston , Atlanta , Richmond , Charlotte , San Diego , Louisville , Nashville , Seattle , Orlando , Remote , Birmingham

Cengage reviews

2.8

29% would recommend to a friend

(2,413 total reviews)

Michael Hansen

36% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.3

Career opportunities

2.2

Senior management

Cengage has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,413 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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2K reviews

4.0

Apr 10, 2014

Trying to embrace digital in the face of a declining print industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Fantastic co-workers Flexibility to work from home if moving near an office is not an option Great work-life balance Good benefits, including 401K matching up to 4% Recently restructured to accommodate the changes in this industry Product development focus is on delighting the student

Cons

Still adjusting to the move to digital Slow in development on the engineering side because they are understaffed Extra health insurance premium fee if your spouse has insurance through his/her work Promotion infrequency

4.0

Apr 10, 2014

A great place for software developers

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Open collaborative environment, team accountability.

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There is minimal customer contact for software developers.

5.0

Apr 10, 2014

A surprisingly agile organization for such a large company

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I love the power that I have, the freedom that I have, and the fact that I know exactly what is expected of me. My success is purely based on my own performance. I work remotely, and am attached to the Boston office. My manager is super smart, and gives me the support that I need. Her manager is also very smart, helpful and approachable. And that manager's manager is smart, brutal, but that's what we need in that job.

Cons

Large company, but still agile enough. Benefits are good, but quite a high employee contribution for healthcare if you're like me, family of four. A lot of business travel, but all my travel I actually inflict on myself, based on my own business needs, so I can't complain really! Of the 5000 or so employees, I can only think of one person that I really disapprove of as far as being a great link in the chain. Hopefully he'll resign one day, or shape up, and then we'll be at 100%.

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