Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 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 2,189 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
2.0
Feb 13, 2017

Poor corp culture

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Could be good for risk adverse people just looking for a stable job.

Cons

Terrible corporate culture, little advancement or development opportunities, inflexible corporate policies and below average pay.

4.0
Feb 9, 2017

Elsevier review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

all the benefits of a large organisation, e.g. health and safety, pension scheme and international colleagues

Cons

career progression too much based on pre-defined targets and quantifiable target measurements, struggling to reward efforts beneficial to the business which don't fit exactly within remit of these targets or are more difficult to quantify, i.e. it doesn't reward it at all or structure is resistant and slow to do so, perhaps due to multiple management layers, all with their own rigid targets, etc.

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Elsevier Response
7y
Thank you for your review. Our employees are empowered supported by their managers to take charge of their own careers.
4.0
Dec 8, 2016

Good team matters more than the company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible work schedule - Travel opportunities - Great colleagues

Cons

- Corporate procedures - Slow decision making process - Few training opportunities

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Elsevier Response
7y
Thank you for your review. As a global organization, Elsevier is doing an incredible amount of work to speed up our decision-making process. We will continue to do this and we hope you can join your manager and team to play your part in it. Continuous learning is at the heart of what we do, That extends to a company culture that helps and encourages our employees to develop new skills and build expertise.
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