Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,188 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 2,188 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
4.0
May 21, 2020

Great change in management leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great flexibilities and great I&D.

Cons

Salary is not the best

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Elsevier Response
5y
Thank you for your review. We offer a competitive salary and an array of great benefits.
2.0
Apr 30, 2020

Good and bad

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great solutions and wonderful CEO , senior leadership

Cons

Old management and blaming culture

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Elsevier Response
6y
Thank you for your review.
1.0
Feb 12, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Global company; offices everywhere - Opportunities to attend academic conferences - Access to useful tools, such as DataSearch - Flexible working - Excellent IT contractors in India

Cons

- I had the most abusive micro manager, who was based in Amsterdam. I dreaded Monday morning 1-2-1s and any calls with him because he would spend 95% criticising everything I did. He once said that the reason he did that was because he believed that negative feedback was the only way to make someone improve. During product / design meetings in Oxford or London, he would be disruptive and instigate disagreement amongst the developers and designers, and it eventually created a toxic atmosphere. This was allowed to go on for years unchecked. - There are many 'open' initiatives at Elsevier, but, ultimately, they publish in order to make an obscene amount of money. They don't call it the 'evil empire' for nothing.

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Elsevier Response
6y
We are disappointed to hear that you did not enjoy your relationship with your product manager and that you did not find their feedback to be constructive when you were with us. Creating an inclusive and agile working environment for all our employees is a key operating principle of how we work at Elsevier. Delivering effective feedback, not negative feedback, is a critical foundation stone as it is only through effective feedback can we continue to evolve and grow our products to meet the needs of our customers. The Technology and Product Management teams are aligned in their ambition to create an environment where everyone can succeed. We have shared this review with the appropriate managers to ensure that we effectively support and develop our people to continue to hone their practice and skills.
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