Cengage reviews

2.9

31% would recommend to a friend

(2,405 total reviews)
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Michael Hansen

39% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Cengage has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,405 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cengage employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Apr 11, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

some of the people at the company are actually friendly and easy to approach

Cons

lack of work life balance hours worked are watched and tracked informally very infrequent feedback from management (once a year) lack of managing skills from upper management management unwilling to "invest" in the growth of employees selfish and self centered management

2.0
Mar 31, 2012

Lack of respect for lower level employees

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The relationships within departments are good, and managers look out for their own. Vacation time is reasonable and benefits are comparable with other companies in the industry. Long range company plans seem innovative and interesting.

Cons

Unfortunately, the money doesn't,t seem to be forthcoming to fund the innovative plans. Also, the Physical environment is miserable and employees are asked to do more and more work as headcount shrinks and management refuses to hire to replace people. Management positions are opened up much more often than those for people who do the day to day work.

2.0
Mar 28, 2012

Not good, but not terrible.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

In general, people are friendly and easy to talk to. Management supports flexible working hours, and it is not difficult to get time off.

Cons

Unprofessional behavior is tolerated: yelling, swearing, and sarcastic emails are all commonplace. Projects are not planned well. Deadlines are unrealistic, and staffing levels are inadequate. Vendors are not managed well. As a result, employees are continually scrambling to work around the vendors' half-baked products and services.

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