Incompetent management - Human Resources Expert Novartis Employee Review

2.0
Feb 28, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits and salaries are slightly above market level

Cons

Management is usually hired from outside. And they tend to bring their friends with them and create unnecessary positions for them. If you're not a friend with someone from the management it's unlikely that you'll be promoted or get the position you want. Usually it's already decided who will get an open position. You may apply for that position and go to interviews for nothing. Sometimes they don't even announce an open position so they can fill it with whomever they want. No appreciation for hard working employees and a habit of defending employees who don't have work ethic just because management doesn't want to accept their mistakes by hiring these people. They tend to abuse hard working employees to cover lazy ones. Management has the expectancy that employees should not complain and be grateful that they have a job. So shut your mouth and work policy. No one cares about the quality actually though everyone talks about it.

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