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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3.0
Feb 22, 2017

Publishing is a rough business

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people--everyone is hardworking and eager to help. Flexible work schedule and hours.

Cons

Lots of reorganizing and job insecurities. Lack of upward mobility.

3.0
Nov 8, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits with well rounded package including 11 Holidays, 3 Personal and Time off to Volunteer. Reasonable employee only cost health insurance plan.

Cons

Very large global management team (which seems to the average worker) to only have interest in their own internal position movement. There is no loyalty to the average employee who has labored hard for the success of the company.

2.0
Aug 12, 2016

Too Focused on Bottom Line

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There were some amazing people who worked for Elsevier and they sign some pretty incredible books.

Cons

There's a huge focus on the bottom line: Everything needs to be done faster and cheaper, at the expense of quality. Those loyal to Elsevier as a brand will become fed up when the quality of the products decreases too much. If you end up with subpar material, akin to what you could find for free online, what's the point? Also, too many meetings and too little care for/consideration of their people.

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