Losing focus on people. - Pharmacy Technician Novartis Employee Review

2.0
Mar 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many intelligent and nice people to work with. An interesting pipeline with regular launches. Opportunity to be creative, even if it's not always supported by budget or resource.

Cons

Managers with more interest in their career progression than their people. Short term focus to get to the next role. People burnt out with limited career progression. Going backwards, not forwards.

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Cons

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