KAM - Key Account Manager (KAM) Elsevier Employee Review

4.0
21 Oct 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lot of freedom and great colleagues

Cons

Management will change your numbers between Xmas and new year to pay less bonus

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Elsevier Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We want to address your concerns head-on, as transparency and fairness are integral to our company values. Our organization makes compensation decisions, including bonuses and pay increases, through a structured, objective-driven performance review process. This approach is rooted in fairness and respect for each employee's contributions and is designed to ensure that everyone is recognized based on evident, measurable achievements. End-of-year reviews serve as the foundation for performance assessments. During this period, managers provide constructive feedback and assess whether objectives have been met. Our goal is that employees are never surprised by their performance outcomes or compensation adjustments. In the rare cases where objectives may not be fully met, these discussions are held in advance, allowing time for clear communication and understanding. To clarify further, any compensation adjustments aim to reflect performance fairly; reductions do not happen, and changes are not made outside of our established performance review period. Our commitment is to reward contributions straightforwardly and dependably. Thank you again for raising your concerns. We are dedicated to maintaining a supportive and transparent workplace and invite employees to speak directly with HR if they have further questions or feedback.

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Industry leader Great benefits Incentive trips Invests heavily in its employees

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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.
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Cons

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