Reed Elsevier Group Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Reed Elsevier Group full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great place to work - Good talent and management - great products

Cons – Business Environment is tough, salary growth is slow

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Reed Elsevier Group full-time for less than a year

Pros – HMO, 24 leaves in a year

Cons – Leaves not convertible to cash, no allowances.

Advice to Senior Management – Allowance, leaves must be convertible to cash.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Reed Elsevier Group full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good Salaries, development, company's potential

Cons – the bureaucracy sometimes could be difficult.

Current Employee – been working at Reed Elsevier Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Comfortable shifts, Transportation Facilities, Good Compensation benefits, Entertainment. Hygenic environment. No dress code.

Cons – Flat Hierarchy Structure due to which promotion is minimal.

Advice to Senior Management – Stress on Transparency

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Reed Elsevier Group full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good people with good opportunities for growth

Cons – Not interested in products we produce

Advice to Senior Management – use more incentive based pay at lower levels

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Reed Elsevier Group as an intern for less than a year

Pros – The best reason has to be the cafe experience; you can have really relaxing coffee/tea breaks here and de-stress.
secondly, the work culture is pretty decent.

Cons – they can do better by ensuring that all departments coalesce for activities and support each other.

Advice to Senior Management – They need to take greater interest in what's happening at the lower levels.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Reed Elsevier Group as a contractor

Pros – Non-pressured work environment
Employees are respected
Global view
Many long-time employees
Family feel in some areas
OK benefits and perks

Cons – Non-pressured work environment
Too quiet and staid in some areas
Sub-par pay
In some areas too much management turnover
Technology not advanced

Advice to Senior Management – Need to move into the 21st century

Current Employee – been working at Reed Elsevier Group

Pros – 1. Good work Environment.

2. Stress free

3. Employee Friendly

Cons – 1. Ideas of the Employees in the beginning level with good exposure are not valued.

Advice to Senior Management – 1. Its time for a change to the E-Operation from the authentic publishing mode of job

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Reed Elsevier Group

Pros – A good work and life balance

Cons – Dissatisfied salary level compared with other companies in the industry.
Sometimes more talk than work.
Product launching is sometimes not very pragmatic.

Advice to Senior Management – Better salary level
Being more pragmatic when launching new products.

Current Employee – been working at Reed Elsevier Group

Pros – The company has a big footprint in many markets and is moving toward some new and exciting technologies/products. It is trying to promote cross fertilisation across its many businesses so there is often an opportunity to work in a completely new field if it is of interest to you. Also, the overall work/life balance is strong.

Cons – The corporate functions are generally quite removed from the day-to-day activities of the many businesses it owns. This means that it often acts more like an investment management firm rather than a head of a unified company. The CEO is very distant and culture/leadership from the top is not strong.

Advice to Senior Management – Work to better integrate the group, creating an environment where corp managers are eager to engage you and offer innovative ideas. This will also increase communication, making it less necessary for us to provide you with the great amount of data you require which burdens the businesses more than previous CEOs.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend