Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

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90% approve of CEO

75% 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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2.0
May 5, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Solid educational product line. Great clients. Interesting sales process and engaging solution sales - especially on the PSE side.

Cons

Micromanagement. Sr. Sales leaders were promoted into their positions during an up economy, but with no true understanding of what it takes to sell in current environment. Unintentional diminishers who led to dissatisfied employees and low productivity. Managers given little respect. Meanness valued over compassion. Reps were not given any authority or independence. Processes were non-existent, or worse - crippling. Leadership more interested in protecting their own jobs than creating opportunities or resolving the underlying issues that make selling nearly impossible. Terribly Place to Work if you are a true sales professional. Expect to have every decision questioned and not to be trusted. There's only one smart person in the room and if you're a rep or a front line manager, you can rest assured that no one in the D or VP suite will think it's you. Decisions take forever to make - leading to lost opportunity and revenue.

4.0
Dec 22, 2012

Disappointing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are wonderful. Pay is fair but other companies pay more for the same job.

Cons

Management shows favorites to whiners while people who do the work get stuck in their positions because they do it too well. Unprofessional leadership and policies always changing and not communicated well within the front line people. They survive on micromanagement.

3.0
May 16, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Each group has its own culture, and there are some great, supportive, smart managers in S&T Books * Some groups have opportunities for growth * Pretty solid benefits package

Cons

During four years at Elsevier, the organization was in a constant state of flux. This is a tricky time for book publishing, but the overall strategy of the organization is dictated almost entirely by sr. management for the group and the CEO types in Amsterdam, so editors, publishers, and middle management are constantly shifting direction in mid-sprint. S&T books is experiencing some big changes, and Elsevier is very eager to become an e-content provider. This will mean a lot of layoffs (and attrition) in the next year or more, but potentially also some opportunities for innovators--although don't expect to be allotted resources for innovations.

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