The benefits are good, but not worth the stress - Content Coordinator Elsevier Employee Review

1.0
Feb 14, 2017
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Pros

Flexible work schedule, good amount of PTO plus sick time and paid volunteer days. On site cafeteria. Health, Vision, and Dental coverage; on site flu shots annually. Intelligent and friendly employees for the most part. Good training for new employees.

Cons

When I first started it was pleasant, people liked their work and had some autonomy on projects. In the past 3 or so years I was there it became increasingly unpleasant. Employee surveys are given by management yearly, they talk about the results and never take any action to make improvements. Constant reorganization since about 2013. New management brought in to clean house; experienced personnel passed up for management positions. If your job can be outsourced, it probably will be eventually. Low employee morale, pay on the low end and little upward mobility. Due to staff reductions, the workload became increasing unmanageable and continued to increase making quality suffer and putting unrealistic expectations on employees. Many employees work through lunches on weekends and long days without pay to meet demands of work, management knows this and allows employees to work overtime "for free."

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5.0
May 11, 2026
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Pros

Industry leader Great benefits Incentive trips Invests heavily in its employees

Cons

Processes can be burdensome and clunky at times

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Elsevier Response
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Thank you for this balanced and thoughtful review. We're glad to hear that our benefits and investment in people are making a positive impact, those are commitments we take seriously. On the process feedback: Leadership is actively reviewing operational workflows, and the advice to listen more closely to employee feedback is something we're holding ourselves accountable to. If you're open to it, we'd encourage you to bring specific examples forward through your team or people and culture contacts. Change is most effective when it's grounded in the real experiences of the people doing the work, and that means you. Feel free to reach out to us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information Thank you for staying engaged and for caring enough to share this. It matters.
4.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Every direct manager I've had has been excellent: supportive, positive, and trusting me to deliver good work instead of micromanaging. Employees tend to stay, which suggests stability even if not everyone gets promotions or significant raises.

Cons

The pressure to outsource as much as possible, which is common at every publisher, leads to frustration. Because promotions or significant raises seem to be rare, you may be stuck in neutral unless you're very openly ambitious.

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