Disappointing Experience - Senior Software Engineer Elsevier Employee Review

1.0
28 Jun 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- the package - the salary

Cons

everything else... it's really male dominated and there is a lot of passive aggressive sneaky bulling. They give promotions to whoever shouts the loudest. Although work life balance is good if people upset and offend you when you go home you are a miserable sod anyway.

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Elsevier Response
7y
Thank you for this review. Sorry if you feel your experience with us was disappointing. Our tech employees, as well as the leadership team in Tech globally, are unified in their efforts to continue to build an environment that is supportive, nurturing and inclusive. We ask that you partake in this by identifying other ways to further contribute to these efforts by speaking to your manager or if you prefer, contact us 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
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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
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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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