Good Global Culture, Weak India culture - Anonymous employee Elsevier Employee Review

3.0
Apr 13, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Extremely Employee friendly culture Global monopoly in its area, apolitical culture, cash rich, high Rewards Flexible working culture

Cons

-Poor culture at India level with weak MD high on optics, low on problem solving -Low accountability of Customer facing teams and leaders resulting in struggling rev in a growing market like India -No customer centricity, HIgh beauracracy from US, Europe teams -Lethargic system of working has become a dna of India Sales, Commercial teams -Talented people hired from outside are made to fit in to poor perfoming culture or sidelined systematically before they leave -Attitude of giving excuses to justify poor performance -Nurtuing poor performing leaders and teams so that system stays -Flat organization with low career mobility or growth opportunities

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Elsevier Response
4y
Thank you for your review. We take it seriously but there’s a need to delve more into the issues highlighted in your review. Our recent employee opinion survey shows strong positive momentum in how people experience working at Elsevier, but it appears that hasn’t been the case here for you. We want to ensure that Elsevier is a place where all employees trust leaders and feel supported. We want our organization to continue to be a great place for all our people to work, where our employees feel valued and have equal opportunities regardless of where they’re located. If you prefer, reach out to us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information. Again, thanks for your review.

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