So much going right! - Senior HR Manager Cengage Employee Review

5.0
14 Sept 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Awesome employee experience, transparent culture, inclusive environment, rewarded for hard work. It's clear leadership is paying attention and doing what's right to ensure Cengage's continued success. The benefits are great, too.

Cons

Change is a constant, which is to be expected in an evolving industry

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Cengage Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. It’s great to hear that you have had such a positive experience working here and that you enjoy our benefits as well as our transparent culture and inclusive environment. I agree that the education industry is characterized by constant change, and we strive to embrace transparency as a core value. We believe that transparency is essential in ensuring our employees have a clear understanding of how we are meeting the evolving needs of learners. Thank you for your support as we continue to grow. If you have any further feedback or suggestions, please feel free to reach out. Best, Michael Hansen, CEO

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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.

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