Large company, very flexible for a great work-life balance! - Publisher Elsevier Employee Review

4.0
Jan 24, 2020
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Pros

Work-life balance is second-to-none, flexible with home-working on the whole HR and company at a high-level take mental health and mindfulness seriously A multitude of career choices, internal vacancies Tech help Opportunity to travel Private healthcare (at a very small cost) New CEO who is more "on our level" and willing to fight the good fight - very active on diversity (gender etc) Share save with RELX UK shares

Cons

Don't expect to earn a fortune

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Elsevier Response
6y
Thanks for leaving your review. The true strength of our organization lies with our people and top talent deserves to be remunerated well. It's known that we offer a competitive salary and great benefits package . We also constantly evaluate and adjust our compensation policies following market rates.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
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Pros

Industry leader Great benefits Incentive trips Invests heavily in its employees

Cons

Processes can be burdensome and clunky at times

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Elsevier Response
4w
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.
4.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Every direct manager I've had has been excellent: supportive, positive, and trusting me to deliver good work instead of micromanaging. Employees tend to stay, which suggests stability even if not everyone gets promotions or significant raises.

Cons

The pressure to outsource as much as possible, which is common at every publisher, leads to frustration. Because promotions or significant raises seem to be rare, you may be stuck in neutral unless you're very openly ambitious.

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