Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% 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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2K reviews
4.0
Mar 29, 2014

Should be better though it isn't all bad

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good friendly and helpful people, flexibility with working hours Multiple locations offers travel opportunities at home and abroad, benefits are reasonable but could be better. Generally relaxed office atmosphere

Cons

Incompetent mid-level management, advancement is often a case of who you know or how long you've at the company and it shows. Too much outsourcing has cost the company dear in good employees and morale is very low in a lot of locations because of this The focus on flagship products such as Science Direct has a detrimental effect on other products. Customer Service is poor, not the front-line staff, but the tools used and the overall management. Cost cutting, there's only so much you can cut, in fact there's numerous cases where it costs more than it saves, money isn't everything

1.0
Feb 19, 2014

Unfortunate experience as it is a very negative environment

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, majority of employees who want the company to be successful and work hard in spite of the executives and mid-management teams.

Cons

Negative environment, executives are abusive, many have never had management training and don't have knowledge that would allow them to mentor others. When employees have knowledge it is is resented and squelched as if it is a threat. Management by cliques and personal relationships.

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