Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,185 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 2,185 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
Sep 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great products, vision. Comp/commission can be beneficial if sales ops sets you up for success.

Cons

Toxic culture, No loyalty and leadership doesn't care what you've done for them. Will get you out once they have a "valid reason" as to not pay people severance.

3.0
Aug 23, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great environment - Good learning opportunity - Job stability as legacy organization - Diverse product portfolio -> Numerous things to do

Cons

- Growth is slow or negligible - Compensation is not fair - Leadership issues (like most of corporates) - Too many processes, without any action - Poor work life balance (No dedicated work shifts, juggle around as per need basis)

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