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      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (2,192 total reviews)

      Kumsal Bayazit

      91% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,192 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
      Jan 2, 2018

      Underpaid and overworked

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - I loved most of my team members and formed several lifelong friendships working there. - Easy walking commute - Plenty of vacation days

      Cons

      - Severely underpaid for my position - Disorganized and ineffective management - Health benefits too expensive and not even good coverage - Glaring position and wage gap by gender - Marketing CMO and VP didn't know what they were doing, talked a big game but never accomplished anything major - Lack of opportunities for growth once you advance past the entry level positions

      5.0
      Dec 31, 2017

      Awesome Company to work for

      Software engineering team leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      + Very Competitive benefits + Great team and work culture + Flexible and allow employees to maintain a better work-life balance + Teams empowered for decision making

      Cons

      Large organization, because of which, rare exceptions are found to pros listed above.

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      Thank you very much for your review.
      3.0
      Dec 16, 2017

      A solid place to work that needs new leadership

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They have renovated all the floors in the Philadelphia office to be a more modern workplace. The 16th and 17th floors have the open concept with no assigned seating. The 18th floor (the engineering floor) does have assigned seating with standing desks and all the fun modern stuff you would expect in a tech environment. Speaking of tech environment, Elsevier is making a strong push to become more a technology company than just a health information company. As an engineer, you’ll be using pretty up-to-date programs and protocols to write software. The kitchen is pretty nice with a beer fridge. People in general who work there are quite chill and understanding. Work life balance can be good if you set good guidelines. If you are always available to work, the team will constantly ask you to do something (nights/weekends/holidays/etc). If you are off your phone and not answering Slack messages or emails, people will get the gist and let you live your life outside of work. 401(k) match of 5% is solid.

      Cons

      Health benefits are quite expensive. Management needs a lot of work. Leadership here is quite poor and it starts from the top. Whether it be non-professional behaviors from execs, to just not understanding how to lead a group, Elsevier needs to really think about what to do here. Some of the software is unstable (especially during high traffic periods) and can crash a lot. Instead of the teams going back and trying to stabilize the platforms that need to be stabilized, there is a constant rush to get new features out and hence more instability. While, yes, this is common with many companies, it would still be nice to work on the issues that consistently plague some of the software.

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