Alcon reviews

Specifically want to share about my organization QRA. Working in QRA- it's like being stuck in a slow line at your favorite coffee shop, but instead of coffee, it's paperwork and endless waiting. Everyone's playing a game of "yes-man" bingo, and if you're not nodding along, you're not winning. Ever tried speaking up or shooting down a wild idea? Forget about it. That's the fast track to nowhere, especially after QA and RA became BFFs. It's gotten so bad that a lot of the good folks have already quit. I miss the good old RA days when we could openly contribute our ideas. Now, it's like there's a secret club, and the only way to talk to the big bosses is through your manager. It's a whole new level of silly. I feel that culture flows top to bottom, after the departure of our RA SVP, culture has drastically changed for the worse. It breaks my heart writing this because i once really loved working here not so anymore

Alcon is diverse because it’s an international company, but the leadership does not reflect that diversity. Nor do we see that diversity reflected in leadership. They also hate people wanting to work from home. Alcon’s Covid approach was poor. Their workforce is already exhibiting lots of Long Covid symptoms. Due to all of the silos at Alcon, you can have a vastly different experience here just based on your team. During training we watched a video Alcon made about twins who vastly different experiences at Alcon. One had a crappy manager, one did not. Looking back it was a huge red flag for me about my experiences with this company. They know the problems they have, but they refuse to address them with long time employees who make the environment toxic. Alcon has an outsized market share of the eye products industry, and it won’t surprise me if J&J or Allergan come for it post Covid. Especially with middle managers driving away fresh talent.