Beware of recent (and constant) layoffs and reorgs - Acquisitions Editor Elsevier Employee Review

3.0
1 Dec 2025
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Pros

Team members, culture, and flexible work schedule

Cons

Lots of reorgs recently from editors to project managers resulting in a loss of a lot of great talent, including people who have been with the business 10+ years. Losing people with their knowledge is a shame, especially in the books department where having that knowledge is absolutely detrimental to the team's success. It's already resulted in a lot of issues and a lack of communication to our authors and editors and it's sure to get worse since they still haven't replaced all of the project managers they laid off even though it's been months, and it'll take time for these new people to get up to speed as well. Because of the reorgs, it also means there are very few opportunities for advancement unless you get lucky.

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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.
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The company’s mission is inspiring.

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Poor executive decision making, lack of clear strategic vision.

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