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      2.8

      37% would recommend to a friend

      (2,455 total reviews)
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      Alessandro Maselli

      33% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

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      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.3

      Senior management

      Catalent Pharma has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,455 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Catalent Pharma employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      1.0
      Jun 7, 2023

      Catalent's "Patient First" culture is a joke

      Drug inspector
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Pay is good but not good enough for dealing with the management

      Cons

      Catalent has no respect for their employees time or their lives outside of work. They show no consideration for the patients on the receiving end of their product. Originally the inspection team's longest stretch of consecutive working days without a break was 48 hours divided into four 12-hour shifts. They did a large layoff and when they couldn't fill our contracts they had their inspection team working 11 days straight. These stretches totaled to 116 hours-132 hours, depending on whether we chose 8 hour or 12 hour shifts for our four OT days. A multitude of employees brought up that this schedule was a problem and they were promptly ignored. It was mentioned that this schedule not only hurt the employees but also that the fatigue caused by these long shifts could potentially be a risk to patients on the receiving end, these objections were also ignored. Catalent is not a place to work for if you value your own autonomy and integrity.

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      Catalent Pharma Response
      2y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback on your experience with Catalent. I am sorry to hear about your experience. At Catalent we pride ourselves in continuous improvement for all areas of our business. Your feedback is what will help us to improve our employee experience at all levels.
      1.0
      Nov 16, 2021

      Just Awful

      Senior associate scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Brilliant, caring coworkers. I can honestly say this place provided me with the best coworkers I have ever had in any job. It's likely due to the misery we endured together, but I made many lifelong friends here. -I grew more as a scientist here than anywhere else (though this is due to being thrown into situations I was completely unprepared for and forcing myself to adapt).

      Cons

      -Safety has a shotgun approach. They want to address everything equally, whether it's a serious engineering control deficiency or a spill on the ground. -Management has zero clue how long lab activities take. Expect long, grueling hours. -Your mental health will suffer. Lots of analysts I worked with developed anxiety, depression, and burnout due to the heavy toll Catalent places on you. Do you like being kept in a constant state of fight or flight to the point of adrenal fatigue? Then this is the place for you! -Just read the other reviews here. Notice how all the 5 star reviews are vague? Catalent astroturfs the reviews here to boost their ratings. -The pay is abysmal. -Management lies and plays games with the employees. Do not trust a word they say. They will dangle promotions in front of you and never deliver... but the moment you get an offer elsewhere they suddenly find money and promotions that just magically appeared! You want a promotion, you need to be willing to call their bluff. TL;DR: Working here had a serious, long-term, negative impact on my life. Proceed with extreme caution. Show them no loyalty because the will surely show you none.

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      Catalent Pharma Response
      4y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback on your experience with Catalent. I am sorry to hear about your experience. At Catalent we pride ourselves in continuous improvement for all areas of our business. Your feedback is what will help us to improve our employee experience at all levels.
      2.0
      Aug 28, 2017

      Life/Work Balance

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      PTO is a great benefit if the company would let you have time off without your laptop.

      Cons

      No regard to the employees well being. Only concerned about the bottom line. Claims to be "patient first"...No way just a front.

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      Catalent Pharma Response
      8y
      Thank you for your review.
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