Someone please save this company from itself.. - Education Sales Consultant Elsevier Employee Review

2.0
Nov 12, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Medical benefits, profit sharing match, company car, work remotely from home. Clients are intelligent, and critical thinkers (not all but some) Learn to work through complex problems to create solution. Sharpen presentation skills, and consultative approach.

Cons

Zero vertical, or financial mobility, leadership is mediocre at best, switching gears every year for a hopeful direction, fighting the never ending print battle due to lack of foresight and a cohesive initiative plan, extremely archaic management and business model. Lacking employee moral, and lacking diversity across the board. Sadly if this company doesn't change leadership or direction it's a sinking ship.

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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
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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
Recommend
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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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