One of the BEST Life Decisions I've made! - Learning Con Cengage Employee Review

5.0
2 Aug 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I LOVE my team - near & far - very supportive in every way. I love the work/life balance this job offers, allowing me quality time with my children. The compensation and benefits have been monumental in helping me provide a better life for my family. Most of all, the appreciation for my hard work and dedication to students and my instructors is the best reward. It makes me feel good to be helping our educators and our students and that is truly priceless!

Cons

Transition in departments hasn't always had the best timing. Having some accountability and consistency with those asked to work with new hires could be improved, so each new hire gets a similar rewarding experience.

Explore other reviews about Cengage

3.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Company has some interesting approaches to the market and in the past they seemed value employees. There are some good employees there and there was, in the past, visionary leadership, but the people with the vision and leadership skills left the company a few years ago.

Cons

The company actively de-values employees. They had a project they called "Project Horizon" where they told all employees they needed to cut costs, so the company was going to have multiple layoffs over 3-5 years - but nobody was allowed to know when, where, or why - - just one day large swaths of people would be gone. That hung over everyone's heads - for years, and is indicative of how Cengage values employees - it doesn't. Everything is about trying to secure new funding and prepare for an IPO, so they stopped investing significantly in the products about 3 years ago and that's about when they stopped acting like they cared about employee wellness as well.

13
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All