Good company - Software Engineer Elsevier Employee Review

4.0
19 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance. Flexibility to WFH. People are competent and helpful (but I heard this can differ based on which team you work with). One of the main reasons I enjoyed working here was because of the people. Occasionally, there will be team get-togethers but its frequency differs from team to projects. You get the option of salary sacrifice, medical and dental insurance, and life insurance.

Cons

Salary compensation could be better in my opinion. There is only one office in Barbican for all London employees and generally no perks of working in the office besides free tea and coffee. There has been re-organisation and redundancies happening inside the company for the past couple of years, so job security can sometimes feel unsure.

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Elsevier Response
1y
Thank you for leaving your review. Our tech leadership team and employees are aligned in striving to create a great work environment for everyone. With the business world changing constantly and so rapidly, virtually every established business feels the imperative to continuously improve and innovate. Executives, managers, and employees across our business work hard to figure out how to best and strategically address the genuine needs of our customers and partners globally.

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5.0
11 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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