Too Focused on Bottom Line - Anonymous employee Elsevier Employee Review

2.0
Aug 12, 2016
Anonymous employee
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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.

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Elsevier Response
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Thank you for this balanced and thoughtful review. We're glad to hear that our benefits and investment in people are making a positive impact, those are commitments we take seriously. On the process feedback: Leadership is actively reviewing operational workflows, and the advice to listen more closely to employee feedback is something we're holding ourselves accountable to. If you're open to it, we'd encourage you to bring specific examples forward through your team or people and culture contacts. Change is most effective when it's grounded in the real experiences of the people doing the work, and that means you. Feel free to reach out to us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information Thank you for staying engaged and for caring enough to share this. It matters.
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