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      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (2,189 total reviews)

      Kumsal Bayazit

      90% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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 Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      3.0
      Mar 25, 2021

      Great place to work if you can handle the politics

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great work life balance Interesting products Great colleagues

      Cons

      Internal politics are high in this company. Senior management acting like children and not willing to listen or take into account feedback. Upper senior management feels like its easy to wash their hands off issues and handball it to other people to deal with.

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      Elsevier Response
      5y
      Thank you for your review. After working with us for close to seven years, truthfully, your list of cons does not reflect our culture or who we are as an organisation. This is is not the experience that we want our employee to have. If you don't mind, we would love the opportunity investigate this further but we need to hear more from you. It's important that we continuously learn and improve. Feel free to send us an email - elseviergdrev@elsevier.com
      3.0
      Feb 23, 2021

      A good place to learn

      Communications
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are friendly and international, the benefits are OK, and work/life balance norms are relaxed. There were many opportunities to travel and the T&E allowances were generous. Job stability is generally good, and especially improving for females. It's a market leader, so everyone in the industry will recognize and respect the name. Overall, it's a good place to learn.

      Cons

      It's a huge international company, with all the institutional sclerosis that implies. IT and HR are mostly outsourced and difficult to interact with. Many of the internal systems are antiquated, adding a little friction to your day-to-day. The center of gravity is in London and Amsterdam, so despite their claims of being remote-friendly, the people in the office do have career advantages. The people you'll work with tend to be Dutch or German, which encourages a very traditional and process-oriented way of working. Initiative is only appreciated if it's a specific kind of initiative that doesn't require anyone to "color outside the lines" or take risks. Pay is just average & thus is the talent they attract, except for that acquired via acquisition. Being a market leader in a company that serves academia, it attracts controversy and has historically struggled to manage these well, so you may take a reputation hit among your academic friends.

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      Elsevier Response
      5y
      Thank you for your review. We have over 8,600 employees in 180 countries. Our business operate anywhere our customers are. Our people are diverse and they represent us irrespective of where they are located. Through organizational commitment, globally, we all take a combined approach to our people's growth and professional development strategies. We offer a competitive reward package and a generous array of employee benefits. We regularly benchmark these against companies of the same size as us. We have managed remote working well as organisation as we believe in flexible working. As you have worked for us for about ten years now, it's important that we hear more about the issues raised so that we can continuously learn and improve. If you wish, send us an email - elseviergdrev@elsevier.com
      5.0
      Sep 18, 2020

      After 6 Months Of Experience

      Journal manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work-life balance, Day shift, work culture and realistic goals. Work from home by policy.

      Cons

      Workload. 8_9 hours of packed work. Some managers are very micro managing. You cannot even think of promotion for first 2_3 years.

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      Elsevier Response
      5y
      Thank you for your review. Overworking is unhealthy for any of our employees and therefore unhealthy for our business. We prioritize our employees' professional and career development and we encourage individuals to feel empowered to work with their managers on their professional growth.
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