Underpaid and overworked - Marketing Elsevier Employee Review

2.0
2 Jan 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- I loved most of my team members and formed several lifelong friendships working there. - Easy walking commute - Plenty of vacation days

Cons

- Severely underpaid for my position - Disorganized and ineffective management - Health benefits too expensive and not even good coverage - Glaring position and wage gap by gender - Marketing CMO and VP didn't know what they were doing, talked a big game but never accomplished anything major - Lack of opportunities for growth once you advance past the entry level positions

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Pros

Industry leader Great benefits Incentive trips Invests heavily in its employees

Cons

Processes can be burdensome and clunky at times

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Elsevier Response
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Thank you for this balanced and thoughtful review. We're glad to hear that our benefits and investment in people are making a positive impact, those are commitments we take seriously. On the process feedback: Leadership is actively reviewing operational workflows, and the advice to listen more closely to employee feedback is something we're holding ourselves accountable to. If you're open to it, we'd encourage you to bring specific examples forward through your team or people and culture contacts. Change is most effective when it's grounded in the real experiences of the people doing the work, and that means you. Feel free to reach out to us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information Thank you for staying engaged and for caring enough to share this. It matters.
3.0
5 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company’s mission is inspiring.

Cons

Poor executive decision making, lack of clear strategic vision.

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