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

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
Oct 18, 2023

Layoffs

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, great people, great mission.

Cons

Company has made several bad decisions which are leading to mass layoffs. Communication has been chaotic, un informative, and demoralizing.

4.0
Jan 14, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible which is great for work/life balance. Pfizer Fridays run from the start of daylight savings to the end of it, so you only have a few months where you are working a full Friday. The Consumer division allows you to wear jeans daily if you choose to. Most people work from home on Fridays. Vacation starts at 15 days plus 2 personal days. Unlimited sick (not to be abused, but doesn't count against your vacation days). Decent maternity leave (6 weeks paid parental leave in addition to your disability time).

Cons

No growth opportunities or bonuses for non-exempts. Extremely poor annual increases.

3.0
Mar 7, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Thessaloniki premises offer a cozy environment with young and interesting people. Zero to little stress 90% of the time.

Cons

Selling an Equity, Courage, Excellence and Joy image, yet non of those values are applied when it matters the most. People are in general under-paid, with no way whatsoever to re-negotiate their salaries. You are basically stuck in your initial contract for years, role level ranges are not disclosed, yet huge compensation discrepancies exist within the same levels as the years passed and new colleagues joined. Cookies on Mondays are great, but how about we sit down and solve the important stuff. Perhaps we will be happy to buy the cookies on our own then. Moreover, there is definitely not a meritocracy system when it comes to getting promoted. At this point we all know that what matters the most on here is not how well you can do the job, but how close you are to key people in the organization. Which is fine...in a way the world works that way. But it's happening way too much in here. Having said that, if you like politics games, making fake friends with upper management for validation, being a yes-man and creating new genders out of thin air, you're gonna love it here. To conclude, I'm in the company for 3.5 years, active in various athletic and other teams. Ive met and I'm friends with a lot of people across the board. Never have I heard someone dispute what I've mentioned above or being happy with their salary, the opportunities given to them or the growth potential of their role. I'm just wondering if the HR has ever had conversations with the actual employees, because it does really seem like you're living in a completely differentl universe. I'm all in for delulu but how about you do some actual work and come up with some solulus.

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