Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,188 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,188 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
3.0
Feb 3, 2014

It was OK

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It put food on the table

Cons

It was a lot of work

4.0
Feb 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great benefits. -Competitive pay. -The people are smart and hard working and always trying to improve the business by any means necessary, despite limited resources. -They do tend to promote from within at a decent rate. -Very supportive atmosphere.

Cons

-limited technology resources. -tend to spread resources too thin as they develop experience. -very corporate/quite office atmosphere. -a little catty between departments. -very slow project development in all departments.

3.0
Jan 26, 2014

Working for Elsevier has opened my eyes!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Thirtysix hour week - Good Work / Live Balance - Parttime work for mothers possible - The holidays are sufficient in combination with ATVs - Flextime working - International work environment (colleagues from all over the world as well as customers)

Cons

- Low compensation - Insufficient budget for training - There are no career growth opportunities - The promotion process is not transparent - There is cronyism

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