Elsevier Software Developer reviews

4.5

98% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

94% approve of CEO

95% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Elsevier with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Elsevier is rated 21% above average by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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78 reviews
1.0
Apr 15, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

* Amazing Teams (intelligent, pleasant to work with, etc) * Seriously cool environment (very laid back) * Great direct managers

Cons

* Very political. Say the wrong thing and you'll get fired "for no reason" even if it's protected speech. * Every year, they lower the average salary of their software engineers. It used to be over 100k in Stl, but now it's under 100k in Philly which has 30% higher cost of living. * They shut down a branch every year, laying off everyone there. This includes Saint Louis and Atlanta. Eventually, they'll outsource everything to India (they're in the process of it and about 1/4 there) * A director rounded up a bunch of people he just laid off into a room to promote some people he hadn't laid off and talked about growth in the company to room half full of people he laid off a week earlier. * Was terminated by the director (while my manager was on vacation in Mexico) the day after I gave my two weeks notice. If you're going to quit, don't give them notice. * Director liked to blame predecessor for everything even though he had been gone a while. * Was brought on a 4 months before they announced they were closing the Saint Louis branch

5.0
Aug 21, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

All the benefits of working for a large multinational. Great health benefits Nice professional environment Nice people to work with Great place to learn project management Good work-life balance

Cons

Company can move slowly and is struggling to move to digital publishing from print. Company is silo-ed and often if seems as if there are groups working separately toward common goals with no knowledge of what the other groups are doing.

2.0
Mar 23, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to learn Ok benefits If wanted, can have a balanced work/life

Cons

No career advance options Sr. Management turnover stunts internal opportunity Politics

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