Not what they pretend to be - Anonymous employee Elsevier Employee Review

1.0
Aug 22, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible working Nice working environment (if your lucky) Competitive salary Onsight Restaurant

Cons

bureaucratic Management uncaring Highly political environment Some work locations terrible (hot, cramped and tatty) HR policies propose to protect employees, but in reality its PR Allow sexism, racism and bullying in the workplace Get rid of them using lawyers culture

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