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      Elsevier reviews

      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
      5.0
      Jun 16, 2020

      When it comes to looking after employees, look no further

      Communications manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Elsevier, under Kumsal's Bayazit's leadership, has redefined what it means to care for, and take care of employees. The compassion and recognition of our combined and individual efforts during the pandemic has been exemplary. From what I have heard from colleagues at other firms, Elsevier is a much nicer/kinder/more rewarding place to be!

      Cons

      There are occasional inefficient and slow systems. There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible. Generally speaking, however, Elsevier is a terrific employer and its care for employees has improved significantly over recent years to the point that it is now an example and a place where the grass really is greener!

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      6y
      Thank you very much for leaving your feedback.
      2.0
      Jan 8, 2020

      A few bad apples

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work life balance. Flexible working arrangements. Good with childcare planning.

      Cons

      Technology leadership is extremely control oriented. The continued turnover of staff who report directly to the cio is a testament to poor leadership. Having a ceo with high integrity does not help if thousands of people report to someone who doesn’t share these qualities. Nearly 12 months in, faith in the ceo is falling as the behaviours of her direct reports remain unchanged.

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      Elsevier Response
      6y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are disappointed to hear that this is your perception. The Technology leadership teams are aligned in striving to create empowered and engaged teams in a great work environment. Overall, our tech employees, as well as these leadership teams globally, are unified in their efforts to continue to build an environment that is supportive and nurturing. Our squad model is one of the ways we bring this to life. We encourage you to partake in this by identifying other ways to further contribute to these efforts by speaking to your manager, HR Partner or if you prefer, contact us directly at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to ensure that your views and thoughts for how we can improve the issues you raised are thoroughly addressed as we work on our team and organisational development plans for 2020.
      2.0
      Oct 29, 2019

      Bad middle management

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Flexble working arrangements, but unfortunatelly not respected by middle management, who use the company policy in their personal favour and only occasionally letting simple employees take some advantage of the same standard benefits

      Cons

      Not realistic workload and very unprofessional middle management, pursueing personal interests instead of taking the best out of peoples' talents in order to achieve the company goals.

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