I have two friends who were let go and both were given this exact reason for termination from HR. Interestingly they were both long-term employees. This line appears to be HR’s go-to line for blanket termination. If it were me I would want to... —  read more 

Cengage went off the rails for me when I was at a NES and standing in one of the soup lines at lunch in the banquet room after they released Cengage Unlimited. My first thought was Cengage Learning is now a soup kitchen serving all you can eat soup... —  read more 

Anyone here have any tips for negotiating severance at Cengage? I’ve read articles online about it. I’d like to know what successes people have had negotiating severance agreements at Cengage.

Heard a strong rumor that project veritas has been working over a year recording zoom calls, CEO calls etc. Will be releasing big news about price fixing schemes among other pubs, collusion, antitrust violation scams. Copyright / trademark... —  read more 

People with long tenure, their jobs eliminated just yesterday

When does everyone predict the first round of layoffs to happen? Many among us are not ready to embrace the change and become disrupters as we continue define the Ed-Tech space. If we are to continue improving students’ lives then we must embrace... —  read more 

A recruiter reached out to me about a tech manager job at Cengage. I don't know anyone who works there but based on the Glassdoor reviews it seems like a great place. 4+ star rating, CEO winning awards, good benefits, and so on. As I did more... —  read more 

Thoughts on what might happen next year? Any news on upcoming layoffs or any other news?

What does it say about a company whose employees are always wondering when the next round of layoffs will be or worse - are thankful that another week has gone by without one? I’m noticing how it is affecting the mindset of my colleagues as well as... —  read more 

Hallelujah!

To get us all in the mood for the Holiday season! Feel free to change this around. On the first day at Cengage my DM sent to me A 20% paycut for me On the second day at Cengage my DM sent to me Two lost adoptions, and A 20% paycut for... —  read more 

Around this time last year Cengage laid off a number of people. Anyone know if there are layoffs coming before the end of the year?

Things to consider if you’re still there: Your employment is TRANSACTIONAL. The company is paying you for your services. The second the company thinks the transactional nature of your employment is no longer beneficial you will be let go. No... —  read more 

Is everyone as excited about this week's earnings call as I am? Any guesses on what we will learn? Some guesses are: Cengage Unlimited is an unmitigated success!!! Digital Activations break new record!!!! Cost saving measures will be put into... —  read more 

Hearing rumors of a reorganization. Maybe layoffs?

Anyone have information on this?

Anyone know if there are more layoffs coming? If so for which department and when? After the first Friday we seem to be doing a lot better in terms of money. Is this real since Pearson is down almost 15 percent?

This is to discuss our ‘very severe scenario and cash in the bank target’. Here we go!

Some of you have so much butthurt and free time that you're able to write essays projecting your pain and obvious to all of us the final drafts, your 'magnum opus' have been published for free on this site. Let us not forget though, that what's most... —  read more 

When a company cannot make payroll and is unable to pay out on last year's bonus plans, that company is in a death spiral. They indicated that the back pay would be made up in October if things went well with fall sales. Has there been any... —  read more 

I've been gone for a few years now. Morale has been pretty low when I was laid off, and while I hope things have improved since then, I highly doubt it. My bet is they're still trying to spin their failed ideas into something positive while getting... —  read more 

So does anyone know if there will be any more layoffs by the end of the year? Currently the job market is over saturated due to millions being out of work so finding something new might take months.

During the first Friday, someone asked about mid year payouts. Edwin Robles, in his usual passive-aggressive manner, referred to his email from a month ago and acted like it’s widely-known that we weren’t having a mid year payout this... —  read more 

With an update on ‘how we are doing against our very severe scenario and cash in the bank target’. This should be interesting!

Isn’t it time we come together and share, to honor our differences and reflect upon our sameness? Isn’t it time we gather together as one in our RAV4’s and our soiled personalized hello kitty masks and hold a vigil in honor of our obnoxiousness? ... —  read more 

Thank you for leaving this feedback. It is great to read what is working for you, and where we still have room to improve. I understand that you feel the temporary pay cut was a mistake. In this case, we were planning for the unknown impact of... —  read more 

Thank you for leaving this feedback. It is great to read what is working for you, and where we still have room to improve. I understand that you feel the temporary pay cut was a mistake. In this case, we were planning for the unknown impact of... —  read more 

Any news about future layoffs? Last I heard is they are looking to let go of some more people after the Fall Rush is over.. don’t take that as a fact just something I heard. Are people going to get their bonus that they worked for? Will we get... —  read more 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/26/textbook-used-in-victorian-schools-repeats-chinese-government-propaganda

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-20/covid-19-back-to-school-doubts-crush-textbook-publishers

Seems like most posters here are in sales, but I'm wondering what other parts of the company come here? I am a marketing manager.

Seems Moody's was none too impressed with the increase in digital subscriptions: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cengage-learning-inc-moodys-downgrades-222805085.html

In last week’s Friday call, they said they are closing the Chicago office. Did anyone’s jobs get cut and is that all they are doing?

How many of you are actually happy at this company?

Edwin Robles sent out an email that said “Payment frequencies will be impacted due to company-wide initiatives to preserve cash.” We still haven’t been paid our bonuses from last sales year, our pay got cut, 401k match got cut, and it’s already... —  read more 

Look. I’ve been following along with this thread for awhile. I for one, was someone let go from Cengage during a lay off in the last year... am I bitter? Not. At. All. It seems like there are so many people commenting who are jaded by the company and... —  read more 

"Upcoming in Distressed Cengage Learning Inc., the online education platform that terminated plans to merge with competitor McGraw Hill, reports earnings this week and plans a call Thursday morning. Retailer J. Jill, meanwhile, extended its... —  read more 

Most ridiculous Glassdoor review I have read yet. Pros So many people say it on Glassdoor - but it's true. The people here are the best I've worked with. Always eager to help - very few turf issues or agendas that you see in other... —  read more 

I’m not seeing as many new digital adoptions as I expected. Was talking to my comp reps and they’re getting calls like crazy to install digital. You?