Plenty need for improvement - Principal Designer Elsevier Employee Review

3.0
29 Dec 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good salary rates. Good perks with lots of employee wellbeing

Cons

Not a great place for designers to try and do their best work. Elsevier is a political, tribal, hierarchical and siloed set up of an org. They ship sub-par products and treat the scientific community as one gargantuan captive cash-cow that doesn't have much choice other than to pay for information packaged in very limited digital experiences.

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Elsevier Response
5y
Thank you for leaving your review. We are disappointed to hear that you are not happy with the work you are doing. We want all our people to thrive and feel fulfilled in their roles. We also encourage them to feel empowered to raise any ongoing issues or concerns with their managers. Our main focus is on the products that are helping us to solve and address our customers’ needs. We champion customers' requirements and the solutions we provide so that that we can stay agile and responsive. Thanks for leaving your review and you can reach us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com if you need more information.

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5.0
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Pros

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
20 Jun 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

-Great company -Team has talented, experienced account managers and product experts who know the territory well

Cons

West team management is heavy on micromanagement and sets unrealistic territory targets without rep input — high turnover, and long tenure in company seems to shield this manager from accountability and growth

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