Work here if you have to, but keep your head down and don’t be too ambitious
Pros
The company itself does some great things and they are incredibly inventive. The plasma collected is used to treat millions of patients around the world and the company has a hand in many research groups, producing a wide range of products. Additionally, performing daily tasks at CSL is quite unique and interesting that makes you excited to perform your job functions each day.
Cons
HR does not take issues seriously at all and individual management holds far too much power to essentially do whatever they want in the day-to-day operations. Additionally, the company spends far too much time and money on outward facing appearances such as marketing and does not spend time fixing real problems such as proper training, resources for employees, and updating SOPs in a clear and concise manner. In certain positions, such as mine (an hourly employee), I was rarely ever allowed to take time off from work and was explicitly told I was not allowed to ever be unavailable, yet I was not allowed to go over 39 hours each week. Thus, balancing a life outside of work became incredibly challenging with minimal flexibility on their part.
