Edwards Lifesciences reviews

I was excited to get a job at Edwards. But I'm so disappointed in what has gone on there. Instead of a great opportunity and support, I got managers who can't make a decision because they don't want to be accountable for anything. Mangers, supervisors and project managers talking trash about employees 10 feet from where the same employees are working overtime to meet deadlines so higher ups can get THEIR bonus. Nada for us. Managers yell and scream and write nasty emails to leads and include all people in the department. Managers assume employees have made a mistake, call them out on presumed error, but no mistake was made. Colleagues ask for 'help' with projects then take full credit for other people's work. Colleagues only throw each other under the bus and don't help each other. Employees get very vague direction and when something isn't done exactly right, employees are blamed although they're just trying to do what they can. Mandatory overtime. Edwards seems great on the outside, but stay away from here unless you really need a paycheck. You won't get an opportunity to move up unless you fit a certain demographic.

In annual employee surveys in the past three years while i am working here, work-life imbalance and lack of recognition have been the top two themes of employee complaints in our team. The main reason to me seems to be unreasonable goals and timelines set by management. Because of the aggressive goals and tight timelines, we have to work so hard for long hours to achieve our goals. But sometimes the projects that we put so much effort into got canceled or left aside after execution, leading us to become frustrated and skeptical of the original plan from managements. In addition, Edwards' work environment is VERY political. Your connection and network are more important than your abilities. People get promoted or recognized faster when you develop a "closer" relationship with management rather than working harder and being more technical. The colleague next to you who worked really hard and accomplished a lot of important deliverables didn't get a promotion, but another colleague who didn't seem doing/knowing much got a promotion because he/she was good at politics. This unfair acknowledgment has sparked controversy among peers.