Bayer reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(5,549 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 5,549 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
2.0
Jun 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Nice facility, good cafeteria, Company store selling Bayer products for very cheap price and Short-term / Long-term bonus + retirement pension.

Cons

Too much politics. One would get promoted ONLY if you butter up senior management. Otherwise, you are treated as a slave. HR group is absolutely non-functional and cater to management demands. No accountability when product batches get rejected. Berkeley site has remained single commercial product site for last 15+ years.

2.0
Jun 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

diversity (all aspects), huge global presence, multiple business units, long term incentives, annual bonus/short term incentive, great people

Cons

lack of opportunity, the long term bayer hires, who are usually high up there are very dogmatic in their approach and disconnected from reality, the germans approach the American staff like they would in Germany and that creates a huge disconnect. The Berkeley location is very political, and merit is often overlooked. It is easy to falsely accuse someone of something, and have that stick, the onus is proving innocence, and not guilt. The high number of recent resignations show that once people get their annual bonus, they want to go to a better atmosphere, where you are paid more fairly.

2.0
Apr 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

salary and pay bonus challenging work growth opportunities

Cons

work/life balance transparency micromanagement collaboration employee empowerment undefined expectations

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