Your experience depends on which department you are in - Anonymous employee Elsevier Employee Review

4.0
16 Sept 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Large company, a lot of support structures in place if you look for them, decent salary compared to my previous job in a similar position. If you're interested in particular areas of science you can use their resources/subscriptions to keep up to date with the latest research.

Cons

Very different cultures between departments. Whilst some departments enjoy 'away days', cake sales, open office environments and social activities, other departments work in complete solitude where everyone sits in their own individual bubbles, headphones on, not interested in any of their colleagues. Difficult to get to know people if you end up in one of these departments.

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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.
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Pros

The company’s mission is inspiring.

Cons

Poor executive decision making, lack of clear strategic vision.

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