Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,185 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,185 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
1.0
Mar 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Income and benefits were comparable to industry average. Product line is impressive and company size gives it a strong market footprint.

Cons

Entire departments came and went over the years keeping those left with a feeling of uncertainty. Management concentrated on the present only with little vision towards the future. Care of employees was minimal and security of position was alway in question regardless of performance.

1.0
Mar 25, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

•When we were in the office there were pretzels the first Wednesday of each month •cookie day, pizza day •the holiday and spring parties were always cool.

Cons

Where to begin? This company is making a lot of changes over many different systems, and they are not being transparent about any of them. When I left, people were quitting left and right because the raises had been offensive, corporate wasn’t being honest about job security, and management cared more about the bottom line than they cared about their employees. We were simply cogs in the machine, barely humans. This company has a bunch of “wellness” initiatives (conveniently rolled out around the time that these changes were announced), but they don’t make the changes that would ACTUALLY improve people’s mental health: paying more when you are expecting more work, not taking away PTO time (that was a fun announcement), and constantly demanding faster turnarounds. I found myself genuinely hoping I would be laid off. I finally left at the end of 2021 and if I saw my manager on the street, I don’t think they would recognize me, know my name, or bother to say hello. It’s all about money. People are losing their jobs to consolidate more work on other people (who remain at the same pay grade), and the people who take on the work are doing 2 jobs, not trained well, and frankly, exhausted.

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Elsevier Response
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We take your review seriously and there’s a need to delve more into the issues you highlighted. However, our recent employee opinion survey shows strong positive momentum in how people experience working at Elsevier, but it appears that hasn’t been the case here. We want to ensure that Elsevier is a place where all employees trust leaders and feel supported by our HR team. We want our organization to continue to be a great place for all our people to work, where our employees feel valued and have equal opportunities regardless of where they’re located. If you prefer, feel free to reach out to us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information. With the business world changing constantly and so rapidly, virtually every established business feels the imperative to continuously improve and innovate. Executives, managers and employees across our business work hard to figure out how to best and strategically address the genuine needs of our customers and partners globally. Our leadership team in tech, led by our new CTO and employees are aligned in striving to create a great work environment for everyone. We are unified in our efforts to continue to build an environment that is connected, supportive, nurturing and good for business. Compensation is always a hot topic in any industry. Here at Elsevier, we benchmark our salaries externally, we use both a general benchmark and Technology specific benchmark to ensure we stay competitive. Again, thanks for your review. We look forward to you getting in touch so that we can investigate things further.
3.0
Apr 21, 2019

Best People, Poor Strategy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People all work hard, care about each other, and want the company to succeed. There is generous time off, flexible schedule, and work from home days. The company also recently expanded their short term policy for maternity/paternity leave.

Cons

The pay is very low, even for publishing, and the insurance is terrible. There is little room for growth. Years with the company is seen as a negative and company does not provide much employee training or job shadowing opportunities.

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