Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,182 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,182 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
Jan 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Super interesting work and great people. I have never loved my work or team as much as I did at Elsevier. Best managers I've had at any company. They really looked out for their team and I felt like they always had our backs.

Cons

Stealth layoffs / redundancies to avoid appearance of slashing a considerable part of the workforce. It was pretty common to hear "they keep disappearing people" whenever I was in the office. (I was one of the disappeared.) No in-seat promotions in many departments effectively stunts career growth beyond lateral moves.

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