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
Jan 6, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Products used worldwide across research institutes/universities. Information analytic opportunities of existing STM content is unrivaled. As a technologist you’ll find room for growth.

Cons

Multi-layered management/bureaucracy. Not always the fastest to respond to crisis. Work often happens in silos.

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4.0
Jan 3, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company culture and values.

Cons

Company hit hard from COVID and bad reputation among Universities. Reorganizations. Unclear future.

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Elsevier Response
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Thank you for leaving your review. Elsevier has handled the Covid pandemic exceedingly well. To support the extraordinary efforts of the health and research communities combatting coronavirus, we created a range of free resources, including evidence-based clinical guidance and more than 41,000 research articles to read, download and data mine. This directory provides a complete overview of those resources. Millions of people all over the world utilise the hub daily. The future of what we do, the service we provide to our customers and the value we add to science, healthcare and research remains purposeful.
3.0
Dec 29, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary rates. Good perks with lots of employee wellbeing

Cons

Not a great place for designers to try and do their best work. Elsevier is a political, tribal, hierarchical and siloed set up of an org. They ship sub-par products and treat the scientific community as one gargantuan captive cash-cow that doesn't have much choice other than to pay for information packaged in very limited digital experiences.

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Elsevier Response
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Thank you for leaving your review. We are disappointed to hear that you are not happy with the work you are doing. We want all our people to thrive and feel fulfilled in their roles. We also encourage them to feel empowered to raise any ongoing issues or concerns with their managers. Our main focus is on the products that are helping us to solve and address our customers’ needs. We champion customers' requirements and the solutions we provide so that that we can stay agile and responsive. Thanks for leaving your review and you can reach us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com if you need more information.
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