GSK reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(10,647 total reviews)
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85% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

GSK has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 10,647 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GSK employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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11K reviews
3.0
Oct 10, 2009

Too many reorgs in IT

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pay and good benefits. Some departments better at allowing role expansion. Some technologies managed well (upgrades, patches, versioning, etc).

Cons

Some areas have micro managers, not enough people who understand the big picture. Senior management spending sprees for business trips and meals. Promotions don't always go to the person with the highest talent and skill level.

4.0
Oct 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility, products are market leaders, great benefits, good training, large expense account, good tools for my customers, positive working environment

Cons

some territories are very large, shrinking bonuses, limited room for advancement, some territory managers can be brutal, lots of shifting around

3.0
Sep 18, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good Pay. Good Benefits. Some really excellent groups to work in on the technical side. Smart people in most cases. Some excellent technical management. Excellent training resources. Modern thinking generally.

Cons

You roll the dice on getting competent management. Once someone makes Director level it's like tenure. You see many people who used to be competent and work hard get complacent once they hit Director level - it's like retirement with a job. Company values process over leadership. Challenging the status-quo is frowned upon. If you're not a subject of the crown or willing to move to London, you can forget that promotion. A less qualified Londoner will get it first. High-achievers, entrepreneurs are leaving for greener pastures, and average, non-challenging people are staying. Pulling more chips out of US and redistributing toward the Far East. (This is a "Pro" if you're in the Far East obviously)

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