Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,185 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 2,185 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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2.0
Dec 27, 2013

Advancement is dead.

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Pros

Excellent benefits, nice people, fun employee events a few times per year. There is a culture of work/life balance, and using vacation or sick time is never questioned.

Cons

The benefits don't make up for the fact that advancement is dead, few if any get raises, and fake positions are created to give the illusion of opportunity. Management and operations are very bureaucratic. It is a shame since when I was first hired here many many years ago I had such high hopes to grow with the organization and contribute. But I've never seen red tape so bad.

2.0
Dec 26, 2013

Corporate parody

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some wonderful colleagues; good mission; nice offices.

Cons

Customers come last. Employees are a close next-to-last. This is a company by and for senior management. No idea how this business model can be maintained. It will be interesting to check back in 5-10 years.

4.0
Dec 20, 2013

great colleagues, but management is awful.

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Pros

a good work place to balance life

Cons

management is not very good and need more space for office in Shanghai. the HR is terrible. they are not helping but making it worse.

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