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
3.0
Oct 23, 2019

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Recommend
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Pros

Good location. Great cause to serve

Cons

Important workload. Strategy changes too much, local market not taken into account

4.0
Oct 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

great tech products to work on that help society and the planet (research professionals), very smart and passionate people, great work-life balance, very international and advocate of diversity

Cons

getting recognition and promotions isn't easy. Matrix organisation with strong steer from Sr management

4.0
Oct 13, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large company that can provide a lot of ancillary benefits; things like mental health sessions, travel assistance, paid volunteer time, etc. Nice company to get your start as a software engineer. They are actively trying to modernize, and become more like the big 5 (FAANG).

Cons

The company is so large that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. which leads to much inefficiency and cross motivations. Lots of bureaucracy above you. Also because of the way the conversion to FAANG tech stacks and methodologies has gone, some engineers feel like cogs in the machine rather than trusted professionals.

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