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      Elsevier reviews

      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (2,189 total reviews)

      Kumsal Bayazit

      91% approve of CEO

      75% 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

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      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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      2K reviews
      2.0
      Mar 30, 2016

      Worker

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good benefits, generous vacation time, flexible work hours, paid holidays. Good benefits, generous vacation time, flexible work hours, paid holidays.

      Cons

      Micromanager, micromanager, micromanager! The culture is very 'Me first', in a 'no matter what you are working on, or what your delivery dates are, drop everything and work on my stuff first.' At Elsevier whoever screams the loudest gets their work done first. Everyone else suffers. This is not a healthy environment.

      3.0
      Jan 21, 2016

      Top does not understand business

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Worked with really great people giving it their all. Interesting work.

      Cons

      Management does not listen. Wants every business to be like simple manufacturing. Some things and people and subject don't fit that mold.

      3.0
      Jan 20, 2016

      Generally a good company, poor pay

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company strives on providing comprehensive training to new employees, and I felt welcomed when I started the job. I also had great bosses and colleagues, and I liked interacting with authors and editors during the publishing process. You also learn a lot early on, and if you're interested in acquisitions this job can actually help you advance to that career point. Time off is generous enough (2 weeks vacation your first year, and 3 in your second).

      Cons

      Expensive health insurance (the deductibles will kill you--you end up never wanting to go to the doctor even if you need to due to the horrendous bills you'd get strapped with), given more projects than you can handle at once and are still expected to meet your target goal, low pay ('"raises" are extremely small).

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