Sandoz reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(875 total reviews)
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Richard Saynor

86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Sandoz has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 875 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sandoz 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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875 reviews
1.0
Aug 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Free Vitamin Water, bottled water, and sometimes fruit. Decent pay and benefits. You only have to work 6 days per week usually

Cons

Unrealistic expectations, no work-life balance, no processes or systems in place. Crazy pressure and competitiveness… No trust by management – no empowerment, extreme micro-management starting at the top. Rule by intimidation and fear. Very negative culture, that starts at the top...first question management asks is – who is to blame? Blame game and no collaboration type of culture. Very high turnover – some voluntary and some not…Many people fired. People get burned out and quit or get fired, so either way a short-term type position. Also title inflation to get people in – everyone gets promoted to come to Sandoz. …then they work you 80 hrs/week, so it’s actually less expensive then hiring 2 people. Just to re-emphasize – NO WORK LIKE BALANCE …and combine that with the commute on Route 1…. You've been warned...

3.0
Jan 18, 2015

Tough Place to Work

Recommend
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Pros

There are some people who are very nice and try to be helpful. The Princeton headquarters is new.

Cons

Workforce is too lean. Too much work and very little understanding from management. Most people do not have a work-life balance. It is a competitive environment to the point where people throw you under the bus regularly to save themselves and appear to contribute more than they actually do. A select few are favored and allowed to come to work late and leave early on a regular basis. Some are disengaged and work on their own schedule which differs from regular working hours. They tend to want people to respond to them quickly, but rarely respond to others. Directors and Associate Directors micromanage to the point where it stifles creativity and innovation. Procedures are not consistent between departments and the people within the same department work against each other. People make changes that are not communicated throughout the group or agreed on, then demand that everyone comply. The environment is negative and many employees do not feel valued. The pay is on the low end for some positions, but still within range.

1.0
Nov 6, 2017

Pathetic excuse for a business

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They have Free Parking in the lot

Cons

Pathetic management, without knowledge of current industry standards, no communication. Teamwork is not allowed only individual contributors. Utilities fail constantly, HVAC leaks into building. No current technology, 20 years behind current standards. Employees made to use antiquated equipment. Bueracracy and the inability to move anything forward, Stay away, enormous turnover and peers and management all to eager to throw you under the bus and back over you repeatedly. No culture except work and additional work. Money is the ONLY driver and a lack of any to spend, no compassion for patients or employees.

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