Worst Company to work for - Anonymous employee Elsevier Employee Review

1.0
8 Nov 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Everyone seems nice and welcoming during the first couple of weeks....

Cons

Once you really start to get to know some of the other employees they're very rude and they don't appreciate you. Then you realize how miserable some of the people are. Never happy, always complaining.... The trainer is an absolute inconsiderate person. During my first few weeks of training she calls off and works from home on some days. When she doesn't feel like explaining anything she says "refer to the manual." After two weeks, my manger and I, realized I was given the wrong training manual from the trainer. During my second week, I asked my trainer a question on one of the tabs in the program and she immediately started yelling at me. No respect at all for the new employees. I would suggest you steer away from the Tampa Office staff. The job position is good once you learn it but a few of the staff members made it a horrible experience.

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Cons

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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.
4.0
9 June 2026
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Pros

Every direct manager I've had has been excellent: supportive, positive, and trusting me to deliver good work instead of micromanaging. Employees tend to stay, which suggests stability even if not everyone gets promotions or significant raises.

Cons

The pressure to outsource as much as possible, which is common at every publisher, leads to frustration. Because promotions or significant raises seem to be rare, you may be stuck in neutral unless you're very openly ambitious.

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