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      Pfizer reviews

      3.8

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (8,708 total reviews)
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      Albert Bourla

      50% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 8,708 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pfizer 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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      9K reviews
      1.0
      Nov 2, 2023

      No job security, not remote friendly

      Statistical programmer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      None anymore. I liked my team, but colleague moral is low now.

      Cons

      My review would have been much different had I posted this two months ago. I was hired remotely, but Pfizer has decided to force everyone back into offices and if you don't live <50 miles from a site you will likely be laid off. They are also doing mass layoffs and promised to "be transparent" and "not let the news hang over us", but it has been three weeks and we still don't know if we will have a job soon and likely will not find out for another month. They also are giving less severance than they did in previous layoffs. I would say there are little career opportunities there since they do restructuring and layoffs every two years or so. Compensation is less than other companies.

      1.0
      Sep 17, 2023

      If you like a toxic culture this company is for you

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are better than most

      Cons

      Your ideas and solutions to long standing problems are discounted unless you have worked at Pfizer for at least 10 years. Leaders at the site are a sorry excuse, they shift blame, do nothing to listen and be a part of changing conditions or to lead by example. The site head is yet another Pfizer good ole boy put in the role because of who he knows and not due to any ability to change the culture. Don’t even get me started on the joke of “people experience” people at this company don’t matter, only the almighty dollar and profit and how can we push as much COVID as possible.

      5.0
      May 15, 2017

      Great company - 14 years working with some very smart people

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I spent 14 years at Pfizer (even though I didn't think I would be there that long), and here are the things I really liked: - very smart people, some of the best I've met in the industry; very committed to bringing cures to market - a global footprint that helps you understand how one makes and sells medicines across the world (so some very strong global exposure) - great benefits and recognition of the need for work-life balance, though work can be intense at times - a learning environment that allows colleagues to grow themselves. It's not just a paycheck at the end of the day - growing skills and learning is what kept me happy - commitment to compliance and "doing right by the patient" regardless of other drivers - focus on diversity; the leadership team is diverse, the board is diverse, and every hiring decision is reviewed with a lens of inclusion and diversity. It's not just women and minorities, but hiring with a focus on getting different viewpoints and talents on the table - New York City (though that's a con too - it's getting harder to commute in from the suburbs)! But the energy in the city is amazing, and I miss it.

      Cons

      - lots of reorganization; we restructured almost every year from the mid-2000s onwards. Sometimes it was needed but it was also disruptive at other times. Not sure there's a way to avoid it given Wall Street pressures - large company politics, which one will see in any large pharma. By and large, it worked out ok for me, but it may not be a place for someone who cannot maneuver in such an environment - commuting into the city steadily got worse over the years. Perhaps it will get easier after the new tunnel and the Amtrak renovations are done.

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