Great products but poor executive management - Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Bayer Employee Review

4.0
Sep 23, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, salary and training. Great products

Cons

A lot of fires to put out: 1. class action lawsuits re: safety 2. tv.commercial/ad had to be pulled for "false advertising" 3. discrimination lawsuits against internal executive team 4. blockbuster drug went generic a year early. Leadership had no idea. We found out on the streets... 5. 65% increase in price on medical device-providers were very upset and it took a year for most insurances to meet and approve the price increase for reimbursement. All these negative things cause 5 rounds of layoffs over a 3 year period.

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5.0
Jun 13, 2026
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Pros

compensation, team, boss, best technology, strong pipeline

Cons

bureaucracy, tough to influence change, slow to adjust, burn out,

3.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Better pay than other companies My team - full of hardworking and knowledgable individuals.

Cons

Leadership/Management - can be micromanaging at times and not a lot of guidance/resources being provided. Projects can change swiftly at Bayer, and most of the times there's no background context given. Work/life balance - asked to be "flexible" with schedule for last-minute requests, then criticized for having life/responsibilities outside of work. Also, these last minute requests reflect poor planning on management. Lack of team morale - seems like it's all work and not a lot of play. Burnout culture and not a lot of incentives to perform better.

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