AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,930 total reviews)
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Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,930 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AstraZeneca employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Oct 26, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Job security Good pay & benefits package On the whole, good and friendly people Many women in leadership role, which is rare. If you stay long enough, there seems to be lots of opportunities to move around the company.

Cons

Huge bureaucracy & silos that come with a large corporate, with imbalance between contractors who can get paid to do very little and overloaded permanent staff. Inflexible and impersonal internal systems and support processes. Very limited circle of influence. And 'presenteism' culture: compulsory 3 days in the office + 'always on' culture where you're expected to work all hours on the premise of being a global organisation, but with little focus on actual value delivered.

2.0
Mar 4, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and overall benefits

Cons

Disregard for mental health in the workplace Treating employees not as adults. Controlling attendance in the office and reducing the bonus for those not coming to the office the minimum required days

1.0
May 8, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None to speak of at all. It was literally the worst place I have ever been in my life.

Cons

This was easily the worst most disgusting, degrading, and miserable job I have ever had. I worked as a material handler in the “warehouse” and I can’t even begin to describe the levels of harassment and bullying from low level “managers”, “facilitators”, and supervisors. It was just incredible to see this happen and to experience it myself. Never in my life has someone talked to, harassed and bullied me in such a way as the horrible people at AstraZeneca did. You wouldn’t believe it. Stay away from AstraZeneca they have some serious problems with basic professionalism. They don’t follow the science and must hire people with low self esteem. The science has been out for years. Low paying worthless place. 90% of the unskilled labor positions are filled by people who “know someone”. These people are typically pathetic as they are unable to find employment on their own. This is a major flaw at AstraZeneca and has been proven (science) to contribute to strikingly high turnover rates and incompetence. This is why capable businesses don’t have “refer a friend/family”. Take it from me and don’t work here! Extremely high turnover rate, higher than the worst jobs in the area. Really bad people at every level, no morals or values just terrible people who you don’t want to know or associate with. Trust me! Avoid this company!

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