Negative environment among MES Leads - Senior Analyst Novartis Employee Review

2.0
Jun 12, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company and the division was really good few years back. Work life balance, Travel Policy and HR Policy was good. Now only the new office facilities are worth looking for.

Cons

HR: Confidential meeting information are leaked and used as tool for career problems. Managers: Reviews here speak about Bengali favoritism and it does exist in USBA. Looking at the problem from the other side of the coin reveals extreme favoritism and gossips against Non Bengali team members. Managers plan to frame associates who dares to speak up. Nonsense GH created a culture of courage among such TL to do anything with associate's career. Its such a disturbing environment that Managers frame Associates, Associates frame Managers, Managers frame other Managers for projects, favoritism, hike, promotion. The hyderabad division doesn't believe in improving Patient's lives but more into Office Politics and Gossips. Confidential information of other associates are shared so as to know internal gossips (private/professional). Every Opportunity/Hike/Promotion discussion happens in the smoking area. Now this division is probably the worst place to be for anyone looking for a serious career. Would recommend premier colleges like IIT/BITs/NIT to blacklist this company as compensation is based on region and creed and not merit. Associates from their regional background are hired at twice the compensation as that of associates from IITs.

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