PPD reviews

PPD has developed a culture which seeks to dictate rather than encourage. Working environment is very insolar with employees furiously tapping at their computers. There is a strong emphasis placed upon process and policy to the extent that common sense is abandoned and initiative is actively discouraged. The Management style is not conducive to employee development. Rather it is based upon top down directives which you quickly understand to conform to otherwise be ostracised. Management with the department i work are a tight knit group who backed one another at the general expense of their subordinates including refusing to talk to certain employees and openly lying about their performance to others. Poor communication generally from management and no gratitude shown for the hard work performed by employees Highly questionable level of integrity amongst management Archaic systems and multiple platforms which do not communicate to each other resulting in a high level of duplication of work Despite a 10% increase in EBITDA employee's payrise were 1.3%.

Management is clueless. My accounts shifted periodically so I got to work with several managers, very few of which had any clue what was going on with their teams/accounts. Typical complaints of "overworked and underpaid" really don't convey what it's like at PPD. Lowest paying company in the industry and they work you twice as hard (which explains why so many people left after only a few months). Many employees use this as a jumping off point, PPD will hire entry level with no experience but has robust training-get your foot in the industry door by working and training here-you'll be recruited by a competitor in no time for twice the pay and half the hours (give or take). I was clocking 100+ hour work weeks due to demanding clients and had to justify this to my manager (again-clueless about the team's workload) even though I was salaried. Work life balance does not exist-although they claim it's a high priority. Quality of life tripled when I left. Limited career advancement (in fact promotions/raises were just cut from twice yearly to annually). You're just a number. Specific to my department-Management shows little to no appreciation to their employees for their time and efforts, unless you're one of the few favored individuals, you will work most nights and weekends, even managers had this burden, you will be disrespected by your sales reps and treated as though you are beneath them.