Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,189 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Elsevier employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Dec 15, 2024

Great place to work.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, compensation, pto plan. Got to work with some good people.

Cons

Very corporate environment. The immediate team was great to work with but you could tell the usual issues of a big company weighed on leadership.

3.0
Dec 12, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance Some managers a good

Cons

Expensive benefits with poor coverage (unless you make enough to afford Platinum coverage) Low starting salaries, small annual raises

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Elsevier Response
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Thank you for your review. Compensation is always a hot topic in any industry. We benchmark our salaries using a general benchmark to ensure we stay competitive. We offer competitive rates plus an array of great benefits.
1.0
Nov 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The content and products are great and add value in the markets we sell into.

Cons

The current leadership structure fosters an environment where decisions are made behind closed doors, often without input from employees. However, they survey us consistently and say they are listening, but the decisions do not align with this at all. This lack of transparency and communication, coupled with inconsistent and inaccurate sales data, has contributed to a challenging work atmosphere and undermines our team's ability to succeed. Also, consistently creating new rules that do not set us up to succeed at all. There seems to be little consideration for employee feedback, and the approach to decision-making has not been conducive to building trust or achieving reliable results. There is also noticeable unconscious biasedness within a section of current leadership that favors men’s input over women’s.

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