Unstable Upper Mgmt - Managing Editor Elsevier Employee Review

3.0
Aug 19, 2021
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Pros

Good company support, work-life balance, the job itself was satisfying. There was a strong editorial team with a good community within the team, but overall management was very disconnected from the workers below them.

Cons

Upper management changed several times during my 4 years there, not much support for remote employees; we were often forgotten. During the reorg where my position was eliminated, 15 medical professionals were let go while 7 upper management positions were added. It didn't make sense.

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Elsevier Response
4y
Thank you for leaving your review. 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. Unfortunately, this affects people. We always provide necessary support and options to anyone affected by change in our orgnization.

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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
Jun 9, 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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