Large company with some great benefits but poor employee development, management and an unrealistic workload - Project Manager Elsevier Employee Review

2.0
15 Jun 2017
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Pros

Good benefits such as healthcare and pension Opportunity to travel

Cons

Employee development is a waste of time as managers want to appease their managers and so it goes. New employees are not listened to Poor pay No real career progression

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Elsevier Response
8y
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear that we have great benefits and that we provide the opportunity for our employees to travel. However, sorry to know that you felt employee development did not meet your expectations and that you felt you weren’t listened to when you were in our organisation. It’s is regrettable that you couldn’t communicate these frustrations while you were with Elsevier. We take them seriously and will discuss how to improve things should we find that the points raised here resonate with our current employees in the same role. We aim to provide a great work environment for all and would welcome the opportunity to learn more about your specific experience. If you’re willing to elaborate on these points, please reach me at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com

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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
9 Jun 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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