Great culture, nice people, office in central London, latest technologies - Senior Software Engineer Elsevier Employee Review

4.0
31 Oct 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- Great culture, office and people - Company is using latest technologies

Cons

Management have a lot of bigger picture goals and ideas, but they struggle to specify a clear road-map with clear goals and tasks to do for short periods of time

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Elsevier Response
8y
Thank you for your review. We take our goals and ideas seriously at Elsevier because we know they are critical to our organization’s success. Also, we always make employees feel they have a stake in the success of our organization and that speaking up and addressing concerns is a collective responsibility. If you feel bigger goals and ideas lack a clear road-map for you and some others in your team, business unit or location, we suggest that you discuss this with your manager directly and help to see how best to change things.

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5.0
11 May 2026
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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
3w
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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