No work/ life balance and jobs moving overseas - Anonymous employee Elsevier Employee Review

1.0
6 Mar 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people Opportunity to travel

Cons

Poor management Favoritism by management Jobs moving overseas Way to many job eliminations Lack of communication

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Elsevier Response
5y
Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear from you as a former employee that you didn't enjoy your time with us. Frankly, we are shocked to read these negative comments as these are not what our work culture and organization represent. We are all working together as we strive to create a work environment that respects individuals and their contributions. Diversity of people and ideas creates value for our customers. We are fully committed to creating a great, fair and equitable work environment for our people all over the world promoting and enabling equal opportunity, regardless of their gender, gender identity, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or age at every level in our organisation. We need the engagement of people from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and ideas to achieve real innovation for our customers around the world. Please reach out to us so that we can find out more regarding your review. Feel free to send us an email at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com

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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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