Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,188 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% 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
1.0
Mar 25, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

•When we were in the office there were pretzels the first Wednesday of each month •cookie day, pizza day •the holiday and spring parties were always cool.

Cons

Where to begin? This company is making a lot of changes over many different systems, and they are not being transparent about any of them. When I left, people were quitting left and right because the raises had been offensive, corporate wasn’t being honest about job security, and management cared more about the bottom line than they cared about their employees. We were simply cogs in the machine, barely humans. This company has a bunch of “wellness” initiatives (conveniently rolled out around the time that these changes were announced), but they don’t make the changes that would ACTUALLY improve people’s mental health: paying more when you are expecting more work, not taking away PTO time (that was a fun announcement), and constantly demanding faster turnarounds. I found myself genuinely hoping I would be laid off. I finally left at the end of 2021 and if I saw my manager on the street, I don’t think they would recognize me, know my name, or bother to say hello. It’s all about money. People are losing their jobs to consolidate more work on other people (who remain at the same pay grade), and the people who take on the work are doing 2 jobs, not trained well, and frankly, exhausted.

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Elsevier Response
4y
We take your review seriously and there’s a need to delve more into the issues you highlighted. However, our recent employee opinion survey shows strong positive momentum in how people experience working at Elsevier, but it appears that hasn’t been the case here. We want to ensure that Elsevier is a place where all employees trust leaders and feel supported by our HR team. We want our organization to continue to be a great place for all our people to work, where our employees feel valued and have equal opportunities regardless of where they’re located. If you prefer, feel free to reach out to us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information. With the business world changing constantly and so rapidly, virtually every established business feels the imperative to continuously improve and innovate. Executives, managers and employees across our business work hard to figure out how to best and strategically address the genuine needs of our customers and partners globally. Our leadership team in tech, led by our new CTO and employees are aligned in striving to create a great work environment for everyone. We are unified in our efforts to continue to build an environment that is connected, supportive, nurturing and good for business. Compensation is always a hot topic in any industry. Here at Elsevier, we benchmark our salaries externally, we use both a general benchmark and Technology specific benchmark to ensure we stay competitive. Again, thanks for your review. We look forward to you getting in touch so that we can investigate things further.
2.0
Mar 13, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed atmosphere work from home

Cons

No ownership in employees, tons of bureaucracy

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Elsevier Response
6y
Thanks for your review. Our people are our strength which is why maintaining an environment that is supportive, nurturing and inclusive has always been at the forefront of our priorities as an organization.
4.0
Mar 13, 2020

Work/life balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great attitude towards work/life balance

Cons

Very few opportunities for progression

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Elsevier Response
6y
Thank you for your review. At Elsevier, we always strive to prioritize our employees' professional and career development. Our employees are empowered to discuss their work aspirations and progression with their managers.
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