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      Beware of Constant Reorgs and Lay offs - Anonymous employee Cengage Employee Review

      1.0
      17 Mar 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The work life balance is great, benefits are solid, good time off and holidays.

      Cons

      The Company is constantly doing reorgs and layoffs. I was with the company a short time and executive positions were consistently changing. I do think the company has potential, but is very disorganized. Additionally, it feels as though people are treated as disposable and they do not deliver on the culture they preach when during the hiring process. It feels like leaders are very scatterbrained and do not think through decisions. They just make them and do not really appear to care about the consequences. I do think there is truth to the positive reviews and that it can actually be a great place to work. That said, you have no idea if you are signing on to a great and cohesive team or a disorganized and disconnected team.

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      Cengage Response
      3y
      Thank you for writing a review. I am happy to hear that you were able to achieve a healthy work-life balance and enjoyed our benefits, including PTO, while you worked here. Regarding reorganizations and layoffs, the education industry is one of constant change, yet our strategy of delivering affordable high-quality materials to students remains the same. We periodically evaluate our approaches, and that sometimes results in difficult decisions about colleagues and teams. That said, these decisions are not taken lightly; we value every employee and the contributions they have made. I wish you the best. Best, Michael Hansen, CEO

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