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      Elsevier reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (2,194 total reviews)

      Kumsal Bayazit

      89% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      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
      1.0
      Jan 12, 2017

      Look elsewhere

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Elsevier offers a decent salary and 401k match. Depending on the department, there is possible opportunity to travel, flexible work hours and work-from-home.

      Cons

      In general, management does not support employees through mentorship, educational opportunities, or by promoting career interests. Management DOES support competitive behavior, finger-pointing, and shouting. (Yes, shouting.) Also, if you giggle and drink with the CMO, you may get noticed. Try not to introduce modern digital marketing concepts or exercise original ideas. Snarkiness aside, the marketing team in my division lost 6 or 7 people in 2016, and my immediate team lost 3 people in the last 6 months. 'nuff said. Average vacation (2 weeks, 3 if you negotiate), and terrible medical benefits.

      3.0
      Jan 7, 2017

      Good company, bad lower level managers

      National account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits, holidays, PTO, home office options. New higher management seems good in recent reorg. However sales management is not good and continues to hang on due to lots of upper mgmt reorg.

      Cons

      Lack of investment in current products and support. Constant upper management changes vs removing the lower sales management causing majority of issues. Surveying employees on how to improve but then little to no change occurs.

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