Bayer reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(5,549 total reviews)
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Bill Anderson

63% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Bayer has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,549 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bayer 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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2.0
Feb 6, 2019

High Bureaucracy: Biased work environment and weak professional culture

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Pros

- Reputable company with well-established processes. - Good work-life balance. - Compensation at par or slightly better vs industry average. (Benefits not so good) - Good place to learn, with a lot of focus on trainings.

Cons

- Business facing serious challenges causing a lot of stress within the company, leading to prolonged negative feelings and demotivated teams. - Existing old employees operate in cahoots. Often politically and at times even "racially" biased. Sadly HR is only an administrative function; powerless and always turning a blind eye towards any highlighted cases or concerns. - Lack of acceptability and open mindedness towards change and new ideas. A lot of Top-down and "Boss pleasing" approach towards problem solving. - Limited growth prospects and challenging environment for minority groups.

2.0
Feb 5, 2019

Needs Improvement, Not what Monsanto used to be

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Pros

good pay, some interesting projects, some great upper management that really cares about the employees, some great people that really make the company a great place to work, Monsanto was a great place to work pre merger

Cons

Unfortunately there are a lot of corporate politics that are unfair and quite immature. HR has some unqualified individuals that make it an undesirable workplace due to how poorly certain situations are handled and how they treat you and gossip about other employees. The merger also created issues that left some employees behind because managers were too focused on their own jobs and policies were not enforced as they were in the process of being reviewed. The lack of concrete policies created many issues and caused certain employees to not be held accountable for their actions. HR and managers need more accountability. While the flexible work hours and schedule were nice, some people take it too far which makes completing work difficult. The health insurance transition was also a nightmare for people who have health issues. Was told multiple times I did not have coverage when I did and spent hours each week on the phone trying to get my coverage figured out with CVS because they did not have proper employee information and it was never communicated to employees that this was an issue. Overall, post Merger Monsanto is not what it once was at all.

2.0
Feb 5, 2019
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Pros

Great international environment, you'll meet lots of young people from every country you can imagine; you can learn and practice lots of foreign languages. Good opportunities to start a career with few experience in accounting (basicly they teach you the job, you learn how to use SAP and after a couple of years you can easily find a better job whenever you want) Very good training program, specially for skills not directly related to your own job but generally applicable to every professional environment Acceptable time flexibility and home office option Decent salaries, although difficult to raise Move and travel opportunities

Cons

Extremely high pressure as soon as you get minimum responsibilities. Overtime not paid, but if you want your job done at least at 10% you need to work every night, every weekend and every free minute of your life. Over bureaucratic processes - you spend more time on burocracy than on actual work Most people promoted to team leading or higher positions suffer brainwashing and become irrecognizable; it seems that being a bad person is a must to be promoted. Very disappointing quit process, you feel that nobody cares. Move and travel "opportunities" and night shift even if you are not willing to It's strictly forbidden to disagree, complain or have any other public demonstration of dissatisfaction on the workplace. If you complain in front of your colleagues, your boss will set up a meeting at his office to warn you "not to do that again".

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