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      CSL

      Engaged Employer

      CSL reviews

      3.4

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (690 total reviews)
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      Gordon Naylor

      54% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Culture & values

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      CSL has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 690 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CSL 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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      690 reviews
      3.0
      Jul 28, 2024

      Industry Leader, But Greedy & Layoff-Happy

      Hr specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Extremely knowledgeable and innovative in R&D, leader in the pharmaceutical industry

      Cons

      Only care about accolades for the company and leadership, don’t care about employees at all. They’re happy to lay off hundreds, even 1000 employees, just to save money. Even if doing so will absolutely shoot them in the foot because so many departments will no longer have enough experts to function and all departments besides R&D will be chronically understaffed and overworked.

      1.0
      Jan 29, 2024

      Good company before purchase by CSL

      Sr recruiter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good people and opportunity to grow one's career.

      Cons

      CSL acquired the company. Their business practices are not employee-friendly. Management is hard and lacking in empathy and emotional intelligence. Very focused on making sure that they reach their financial numbers to please shareholders. Pretty lousy company to work for.

      1.0
      Sep 12, 2025

      Mismanaged at all Levels, in all Orgs

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You will learn a lot about reorganization and how layoffs are conducted. You will master how to survive corporate hunger games if you stay.

      Cons

      This company is successful due to the science...the business is actually run very poorly from senior leaders, to all levels of management. And employees pay the price in constant reorgs and layoffs, limited budgets, lack of movement or promotions, and limited opportunity. No such thing as employee development. Company is a good old boys club in many areas with a few select "rising stars" who are the favorites who get promoted despite poor performance. Salaries are lower than other pharmaceuticals. HR is useless, starting with TA who are more focused on diverse candidates than qualified ones. Contractors treated like garbage. Avoid.

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