Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 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 2,189 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
Jun 7, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Nice coworkers, and sometimes the landfill next door doesn't smell so bad and you can walk around acres of barren parking lots. "Green" LEEDS-certified building (which is hilarious, considering the fact that you cannot reach Earth City by bus or bicycle, unless you desire a 2-hour commute and dangerous road conditions).

Cons

Nice coworkers are miserable, like everyone at Elsevier in St. Louis. Commiseration makes it worse. Environment is toxic. Anyone who says this is a great place to work is either lying, fooling himself, or sucking up for no good reason--promotions are rare and increased compensation is not part of that equation. Do great work? Rewarded with increasing demands to lower the quality of the content. Abusive and greedy company.

2.0
Jun 6, 2015

Shady practices

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very relaxed work environment., no fixed work times as long as work is getting delivered on time. keeps you busy almost year-round. Decent location

Cons

Company has a record of hiring felons and continue to do so which makes me feel unsafe. Decisions about projects are often taken without the technical feedback from the base level employees.

2.0
Jun 2, 2015

Rapid Employee Turnover

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great Medical Benefits - Work life balance except the peak periods - Can apply for inter-company roles - Diverse culture

Cons

- Lack of team spirit - False expectations built in employees - Criteria of advancement seems to be the number of years spent in the company, not the capability - Low pay - Lack of recognition

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