Elsevier reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,195 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

89% approve of CEO

74% 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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3.0
Feb 22, 2017

Publishing is a rough business

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people--everyone is hardworking and eager to help. Flexible work schedule and hours.

Cons

Lots of reorganizing and job insecurities. Lack of upward mobility.

3.0
Feb 22, 2017

Education Solutions Consultant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good base salary, company car, benefits, etc.

Cons

Lack of training and communication with management. Isolated work experience with little sales support.

1.0
Feb 14, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible work schedule, good amount of PTO plus sick time and paid volunteer days. On site cafeteria. Health, Vision, and Dental coverage; on site flu shots annually. Intelligent and friendly employees for the most part. Good training for new employees.

Cons

When I first started it was pleasant, people liked their work and had some autonomy on projects. In the past 3 or so years I was there it became increasingly unpleasant. Employee surveys are given by management yearly, they talk about the results and never take any action to make improvements. Constant reorganization since about 2013. New management brought in to clean house; experienced personnel passed up for management positions. If your job can be outsourced, it probably will be eventually. Low employee morale, pay on the low end and little upward mobility. Due to staff reductions, the workload became increasing unmanageable and continued to increase making quality suffer and putting unrealistic expectations on employees. Many employees work through lunches on weekends and long days without pay to meet demands of work, management knows this and allows employees to work overtime "for free."

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