Elsevier reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,195 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

89% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,195 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
4.0
Apr 7, 2023

Good work-life-balance, pay below competition

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good life work balance, nice working environment, flexibility, international, diverse

Cons

Salary not competitive, not enough flexibility to negotiate

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Elsevier Response
3y
Thank you for your review. We are proud of our positive culture and the array of great benefits offered to employees. Compensation is always a hot topic in any industry. Here at Elsevier, we benchmark our salaries externally using benchmarks to ensure we stay competitive.
4.0
Apr 5, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance and culture is priority I value this in an employer.

Cons

challenging if you are not familiar with working in a matrix type organization

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Elsevier Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to leave your review.
3.0
Apr 4, 2023

Ok, but could be better

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture; People; Mission; Focus on Diversity and Inclusion; Emphasis on career development

Cons

Bureaucracy; Unrelenting focus on cost savings to detriment of products; Lack of compensation transparency.

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