Actively managing out employees by creating a toxic culture and behaving unethically - Engineer Elsevier Employee Review

1.0
30 Nov 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Offices in multiple places and decent match on 401K

Cons

Some members of senior leadership bully and force others to bully and to engage in unethical behavior. Even when denounced, this behavior goes unpunished.

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Elsevier Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. Sorry if your experience with us did not measure up to the high standards we always strive for. We want to be clear that the issues raised here under cons do not show the culture or the organization we continue to build as we grow our brand and people. We take pride in supporting and nurturing our staff and we work hard to make Elsevier a great place to work, a place where people feel empowered to speak up so that together we can solve real problems in a great working environment. We’d be interested to discuss your experience some more if you are willing. If you are interested, you are encouraged to contact us 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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