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 Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Apr 21, 2025

Fine most of the time

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Lovely people and good work-life balance

Cons

Long hours, muddled strategy, over-complicated workflows, and wide discrepancies in pay for the same role.

1.0
Apr 16, 2025

Highly Woke Company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable benefits, flexi work arrangement, nice office location

Cons

Super woke policies, hiring and promoting on DEI instead of merit, senior management lacks empathy, vision or competence

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