On balance, a great place to work. 6.5/10 - Director of Business Development Elsevier Employee Review

4.0
Feb 17, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A progressive employer, with a worthy mission. By far the largest Pro is the team. People are welcoming and they have made great steps towards reducing aggression and bad behaviour in the workplace. Teams are well motivated and collaborative. Since the change in CEO, Elsevier has changed significantly for the better as a place to work. On balance, a great place to work.

Cons

There is still work to do. Some of the new initiatives are managed by people who caused them. Whilst there have been many positive changes, the bad apples are still around. Their unprofessional behaviour and relentless self-focus still needs challenging. There is still discrimination and unconscious bias, though it's absolutely moving in the right direction.

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