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
May 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong customer base Owns fantastic intellectual property Bright staff Strong assets

Cons

Company unable to transform along with publishing industry Extreme arrogance by senior management Talk about willingness to take risks but can't pull the trigger World always takes a back-seat to Dutch HQ

2.0
Feb 1, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, nice facilities (cafeteria etc), vacation/sick time, training

Cons

Management, working hours, co-workers, no recognition for a job well done (except for the managers' "favorites", they watched you like a hawk (we had to ask to go to the bathroom or get a drink)

2.0
Jan 22, 2015

Elsevier - Philadelphia

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company travel both domestic and international, 401k matching, onsite training opportunities, awesome office locations, multinational/cultural teams

Cons

Corporate structure, information sharing between groups, constant turnover, persistent power struggle between publishing and marketing teams.

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