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      A few bad apples - Anonymous employee Elsevier Employee Review

      2.0
      8 Jan 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good work life balance. Flexible working arrangements. Good with childcare planning.

      Cons

      Technology leadership is extremely control oriented. The continued turnover of staff who report directly to the cio is a testament to poor leadership. Having a ceo with high integrity does not help if thousands of people report to someone who doesn’t share these qualities. Nearly 12 months in, faith in the ceo is falling as the behaviours of her direct reports remain unchanged.

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      Elsevier Response
      6y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are disappointed to hear that this is your perception. The Technology leadership teams are aligned in striving to create empowered and engaged teams in a great work environment. Overall, our tech employees, as well as these leadership teams globally, are unified in their efforts to continue to build an environment that is supportive and nurturing. Our squad model is one of the ways we bring this to life. We encourage you to partake in this by identifying other ways to further contribute to these efforts by speaking to your manager, HR Partner or if you prefer, contact us directly at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to ensure that your views and thoughts for how we can improve the issues you raised are thoroughly addressed as we work on our team and organisational development plans for 2020.

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      5.0
      11 May 2026
      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      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
      1mo
      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
      20 June 2026
      Solutions account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      -Great company -Team has talented, experienced account managers and product experts who know the territory well

      Cons

      West team management is heavy on micromanagement and sets unrealistic territory targets without rep input — high turnover, and long tenure in company seems to shield this manager from accountability and growth

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