Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

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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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2.0
Aug 12, 2016

Too Focused on Bottom Line

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Pros

There were some amazing people who worked for Elsevier and they sign some pretty incredible books.

Cons

There's a huge focus on the bottom line: Everything needs to be done faster and cheaper, at the expense of quality. Those loyal to Elsevier as a brand will become fed up when the quality of the products decreases too much. If you end up with subpar material, akin to what you could find for free online, what's the point? Also, too many meetings and too little care for/consideration of their people.

3.0
Jun 19, 2016

Lack of Growth

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Pros

Flexible schedule Work from home opportunities Willing to provide new technology as the technology in the field changes

Cons

Lack of growth in most departments lack of opportunities for current employees Very "Corporate Politics" environment Human Resources does not support employees Retaliation from Management for contacting Human Resources Lack of accountability for lower performing workers.

1.0
Apr 21, 2016

not a fan

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Pros

the content in the health care educational books is outstanding. They have some of the oldest and award winning authors that really know the content well.

Cons

Management is the number 1 problem. Their are managers that have been there for decades that still do things the way they did in the stone age. Publishing industry has to change with the times and so should management.

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