Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,190 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,190 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
5.0
Sep 7, 2024

Great!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great place to work every day

Cons

not many to talk about here

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Elsevier Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback.
5.0
Sep 7, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work culture, supportive colleagues

Cons

- Raise were low for people - lower cross functional opportunities

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Elsevier Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. We benchmark our salaries externally and use a general benchmark to ensure we stay competitive. We offer competitive rates and an array of great benefits.
2.0
Sep 5, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good team, benefits were alright. Work-life balance was excellent.

Cons

No room for advancement on my team. And they laid off half of us team --all of the people they'd hired during the pandemic--without any consideration for effort or work product after two years. The VP hauled us all into a meeting on a Monday with a misleading title (which was honestly an outright lie) and read us the riot act in a monotone. Severance was weak (two months) AND they before laid us all off before our 5% retirement match could vest. A dirty thing to do to employees, quite frankly.

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Elsevier Response
1y
Thank you for leaving your review. We take your review seriously but must delve more into your highlighted issues. Unfortunately, the lack of a named location makes it difficult to investigate this. We are in over 180 locations worldwide with more than 9,000 workers, so if we are to investigate this, we need more information. Our recent employee opinion survey shows strong positive momentum in people's experience working at Elsevier, but it appears that hasn’t been the case here. If you prefer, feel free to contact us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information. Again, thanks for your review.
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