Elsevier reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,195 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

89% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,195 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 Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Aug 31, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will work with really amazing, smart, collaborative, teammates. You will have the opportunity to work with a lot of different people (because of the turnover). And if you're in tech like me, you will get snacks.

Cons

You will be overlooked unless you are one of the favorites. You will not be able to easily switch teams for a better opportunity because management has a petty turf war and their bosses and bosses' bosses don't pay attention. You will work tirelessly in 50 and 60 hour weeks and be asked why you're not contributing more. If you face sexism, harassment, or racism, you will be told not to report it because you will ruin the status quo and if you go ahead and report it anyway you will be pushed out of the team. And you will be underpaid, have terrible benefits, and be treated like a replaceable drone.

2.0
Aug 23, 2017

Some things are good, some are not

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working practices Reasonable but not great salaries and benefits Generally helpful and good co-workers

Cons

Constant re-organisations Constant cost cutting and outsourcing No incentive to improve for staff, you need to change position to get a pay raise beyond cost of living Very bad at project execution

4.0
Aug 20, 2017

Good Place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Treats most employees equally. Diverse workforce. Everyone is nice. Stable

Cons

May not pay as well as competitors

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