Pfizer reviews

Because of the size, politics is very pronounced especially in regards to projects, budgets, and the all important compensation. The lack of leadership has devastated this company and is eating at the core of the company, its scientists. Many excellent people have left for other companies and professions. The strive to please Wall Street and the "shareholders" has hurt the core research with management making decisions to hit numbers instead of doing good science. In addition, a total lack of communication from upper management is quickly decaying any morale and trust the employees have with the people leading our company. Compensation is a highly suspect and a year of good work can be downgraded to allow others to "fit" into a specific bucket or grade. This highly subjective method for grading an employee is demoralizing and doesn't promote consistent performance or giving the extra effort.

Location in Connecticut. The Connecticut site is full of old, fat, dull, people with little imagination, obsessed with rules and sticking to standard process. There is very little collaboration. The offices are like prisons, the buildings seem to come out of the 50's. They do not in the least encourage communication or collaboration. As a result the place appears to be dead at 4.00pm in the afternoon. When they re-model some of the buildings they are going to find dead people inside, where office doors haven't been opened for years. The other sites around the world are far far better and models of communication. Stop being so obsessed by image. Connecticut has the old american view that if someone comes across flashy with all the correct words (sounding like a consultant) they should be promoted. The rest of the world is moving away to actually check that these people are good and can deliver things.