Great colleagues but poor management riddled with politics. Poor salary. - Anonymous employee Elsevier Employee Review

2.0
21 Dec 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Co-workers are fun to work with. Open minded Great working with other teams

Cons

Workers are not equally treated by higher management who have no issues throwing them under the bus just to fulfill their agenda. There is a lot of personal preference regardless of work quality, knowledge and output. Company loves to be perceived as modern through events and newsletters about equality and flexibility but this only applies to selected few teams while other teams are treated in 'old school' way.

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Elsevier Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to share your review. This is not the experience that we want our employees to have and it is the first time we hear that our employees are not equally treated by higher management. We really need to investigate this further. If you wish to provide further feedback or have ideas on how we could help you thrive better in our working environment, please email us anonymously 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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