Pfizer reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,709 total reviews)
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Albert Bourla

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 8,709 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
2.0
Jan 12, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The money and the benefits.The base pay is good if you have been with the company long enough bnut bonuses are lacking.

Cons

Stability, this company doesn't seem to know where it's going or how soon it will get there. Hold on for a roller coaster ride! Right now there is such turmoil. The managers are so worried about their jobs they are leaving us alone. Some division can not compare their primary product to the competition. It used to be compare and win, now it is hope and pray! If you think I am a "disgruntled slacker" you are wrong. I have 2 vpcs in the last 4 years. I just hate to see what this company has become compared to what it used to be.

1.0
Jan 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working in big Pharma is still a really good place to be in the overall scheme of things. The salary is good and I hope it stays that way. The people that work here from diverse backgrounds and the benefits are excellent. Stock price is cheap right now

Cons

The company constantly goes for the homerun swing in terms of their strategy. Sell the consumers health division of the company was simply wrong and hurts us each and every quarter, as J&J is enhanced. Pfizer seems to acquire solid companies (Warner-Lambert and Pharmacia) and dismantle them by decimating communities and the workplaces that at one time supported it. The morale is very low in all of their plants. There will be very few, if any manufacturing plants left in the US. PGE (Engineering) is run like a mafia and if you are not one of them, you will not advance. There seems to be a disconnect with 'respect for people' in that regard - the NY Soprano bully attitude gets old really fast. Pfizer thinks they can outsource everything, from manufacturing to R&D. IThe company apporaches problems as if there is an 'Easy Button' to hit - things aren't black and white.

2.0
Jan 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are many talented people at Pfizer to make contacts and grow relationships with, but more and more of them are being laid off or jumping ship. Buyout packages have been generous, however. I do know of people who have moved fom temp to perm admin assistant to manager, and do on.

Cons

Low stock performance and massive layoffs have resulted in extremely low morale soon after Jeff Kindler was appointed CEO. There is little transparency and decisions are political vs. practical. There is a lot of talking and very little action or follow through. Communication is poor on a company-wide scale, and even within departments.

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