Pfizer reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,730 total reviews)
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Albert Bourla

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 8,730 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
May 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay, good benefits and nice coworkers

Cons

Don't walk, run from this job, you'll hate every second of it. No work life balance, forced overtime during the weeks and almost every weekend. (was told I would work Mon-Fri that didn't happen) They try to run around the clock with very little resources so the resources they do have are very overworked and stressed to the max. Then when you do get forced you usually end up sitting around waiting for all the managers from all different departments try to make a decision what to do next and not one of them wants to make a decision in fear of a higher boss not liking that decision made. Always wait till the last second to announce overtime so you cant plan anything. Only for sure way to get time off is to use a benefit. Very slow to provide resources as promised in the contract if they provide them at all. If you don't park the way they want you to you'll get written up by one of their security super troopers. Don't really get to use much maintenance skill here most of the real maintenance work is contracted out. They will put you through school but you wont get to use anything you learn because Pfizer doesn't want the liability. Don't think the place will make it another 5 years the way its being run.

2.0
May 18, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary and benefits are great and the vast majority of colleagues are nice people and great at their jobs.

Cons

Reliance on acquisitions and organizational instability perpetuate poor R&D productivity. Nepotism and upward management and politics drive poor decision-making. Too many people with shallow knowledge of project specifics involved in decision making. OWN-IT cultural initiative borders on Thought Police at times - lip-service in public, but I have never had a private conversation with any colleague who thought it was useful for every single colleague to spend a day away from work at a stage-managed OWN-IT day. Like all big companies, prioritization of portfolio is a preoccupation, fear of investing in the wrong thing and burdensome governance slow down the process, damaging competitive edge and requiring in-licensing to fuel portfolio, often not scrutinized thoroughly enough. Deals done for the wrong reasons, (especially to meet annual goals).

1.0
Apr 9, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will find good people but they'll be scared to reveal to you that Collegeville is a step child

Cons

Position description is deceiving and the employees are afraid of loosing their job to you. Department is being phased out. Dead end

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