Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 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 2,189 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
1.0
Feb 23, 2015
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Potentially good products with name recognition. Leadership fails on all levels. You will get a car and decent benefits but they are not worth the minimum 1 hour days you will be expected to work. Zero work life balance.

Cons

Don’t be fooled. You will hear a great story when they hire you, but this is a hostile, angry, disorganized disaster of a place to work. Turnover is unbelievable and medical leave for stress is constant. Leadership alternates between dictatorship, manipulation, and being invisible. You will be used to perform then see your credit given to others. The internal systems are so bad reps never got their 2014 numbers, and still do not know where they stand. In 2013, numbers and awards were given for goal setters and reps of the year, then later retracted and lowered with bonuses and trips being taken away. You will be let down by the company that you rely upon to support what you sell. Lying is rampant while managers and sales reps are set up to fail and take the blame for the incompetent and reckless decisions of upper management. The sales force overacts their pleasure and love for the company and their jobs during meetings purely out of fear. Away from upper management, venting and hatred is the most you will see anywhere. Save yourself the pain and look elsewhere.

5.0
Feb 19, 2015
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Love this company! Very helpful co-workers, challenging but rewarding work. Very flexible work hours and environment. I can't say enough about this place.

Cons

I really haven't found much yet. Computer hardware that we use on the desktop could be a little better. Maybe a shorter refresh cycle to allow us to get a better computer more often since this is our primary tool to do work with. However, it's probably better than most places.

5.0
Feb 6, 2015

Great company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work environment, open door policy at manager level all the way up to executives at corporate headquarters in Amsterdam, good balance between work and personal life, casual atmosphere, and not afraid to spend money on training and travel.

Cons

Pay scale was lower than the average for my position, personal growth was limited due to my position, and company was spinning off a part of the business so there were some layoffs.

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