Bayer reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(5,546 total reviews)
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Bill Anderson

63% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Bayer has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,546 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bayer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
3.0
Dec 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Diversity, open to new ideas, currently under stronger leadership of CEO, good benefits, job is stable without major layoffs, in a promising industry

Cons

Pay is not competitive, moving up the ladder takes long time, quite a bit travel to Germany every year, a German company that is convervative

2.0
Oct 30, 2010

A big machine

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Bayer has a great brand in the US and globally Exciting to work in pharma and healthcare Overall good compensation and benefits package

Cons

Bureaucracy and centralization. I left the organization following the acquisition of Schering which was more decentralized and had jobs in the US with real responsibility. Bayer is very centralized and keeps the power in Germany which leaves little room for good managers who want to be creative and make a difference. What you're left with are people who want to hide in the bureaucracy, who won't take risks and who don't want to be held accountable. If you want to be a cog in the wheel this is the place for you, but if you want to go after big goals, be held accountable and really make a difference you should look somewhere else.

4.0
Oct 26, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Organization, Very Stable and Strong. Great employee retention policies. Good Opportunities to work in different departments, places and positions.

Cons

Compensation is below market players.

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