Elsevier reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,194 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 2,194 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
3.0
Jul 30, 2017

Working Conditions worsening

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Market Leader in industry Modern infrastructure in industry

Cons

Promotions given to management's pets and not those who could work. Letting go of too many knowledgeable staffs, while bringing in incapable people (Far too) frequent restructuring which brings instability. Puts work life balance on the lips but nothing like this in reality.

1.0
Jul 26, 2017

Great company, poor management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company benefit schemes Good location for both driving and catching public transport Always parking, whatever time you get in

Cons

Poor, rude and untrustworthy managers Poorly structured internal review/feedback process

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Elsevier Response
7y
Thanks for your review. It's unfortunate to know that this is how you feel about some managers. This is not the kind of working environment that we want for our employees. We are fully committed to creating a fair and equitable work environment for our people. Our workforce of over 7,600 employees globally has an average length of service of 9.2 years. We want to keep things this way because our people are our strength. We are always training our people managers and we will continue to do this. However, if you feel you can help by providing any further feedback, you can send it anonymously through elseviergdrev@elsevier.com
4.0
Jul 24, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large company, lot of opportunities, good resources.

Cons

Can be slow to adapt.

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Elsevier Response
8y
Thank you for your review. At Elsevier, any adaptation is usually swift especially if it has no major consequences or doesn’t require a lot of thoughts. However, adaptations that may affect the lives of others or change the course of things are usually given careful consideration. They require decisions that are unique and important. So, conscious thinking, information gathering, and careful consideration of alternatives are considered. In some cases, we agree that this may feel like a slow process of adaptation to some of our employees. Hence, we are looking at and addressing how best to speed up the adaptation process within our organization.
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