No retention of good hard working employees - Management Celerion Employee Review

1.0
Feb 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The work that is being done is really important for new medications. There are a lot of people here that really want to enjoy the company as well as their people they work with. School reimbursement is really nice too. Outside of the really bad management, its a great company. Its a shame because I would have stayed longer. Its a stable company financially and has a great reputation with pharmaceutical companies. I trust the clinical side that works with study participants.

Cons

Most Directors, Executive Directors, VP's all the way to the CEO are really smart educated people but bad leaders. Most of these people have only worked here their whole career. They think they know everything about every department just because they know it all. They spend millions on a whim because someone knows someone else who knows what we should be doing. Then when that doesn't work, do the same thing again with another person or company. You're either an insider or an outsider. Staff salaries are shameful. Health benefits are embarrassing. Morale is awful. People are either complacent and brag about not having enough work. People who are working hard are also looking for new jobs outside. There is no communication about Executives that just walk out after 10+ years, or a Great Job team email, or holiday thank you email. The President never acknowledges staff, avoids going into the offices to even speak to employees. HR teams bad mouth employees in public. Management talks bad about each other. Lack of strong leadership all around.

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5.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Really decent benefits ,GRATE Facilities ( Building Maintiance) Supervisor, GRATE Director that is in charge at out 2 Tempe properties! I love the company work environment

Cons

My interview and job offer were around the first of the month, I was told by HR That My start date would be as soon as I was able to accept the job offer and once my background check came back. I was called back a few minutes later and asked if I could start almost 2 weeks later........Unknowing that my start date was the last day of the facilities tech's that I was replacing. So I LITERALLY GOT 2 1/2 hours on a job that has Weekly, Monthly, Quartly, Semi annual and annual inspections on some appliances, Systems and areas that I was and am not familiar with or that Vendors were called in for at all the other facilities that I work for in all the yeaars I have done maintaince for in the past. So I have to ask questions ALL the time because I did not receive a proper 2 week training period, Why I was hired this way I do not know but feel I was setup for failure and am under constiant stress, and feel like a TOTAL failure because I am running behind 100% of the time. I take care of my 80 year old father who has onset dementia when I am not at work. So no real training and being behind all the time has taken its toll on me mentally and physically. ( This has only been MY PERSONAL exp. I am told IT'S NOT COMMON practice )

3.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Serves as a decent place to get baseline industry experience on your resume before moving elsewhere.The direct team leads and peer-level colleagues are understanding and pleasant to work with.

Cons

Client-facing demands combined with aggressive study timelines often lead to heavy workloads and long hours.Resourcing can be tight, meaning PMs frequently have to act as both strategic leaders and administrative coordinators. Quarterly updates are disconnected always touting quarter after quarter/ year after year revenue records while running their staff into burnout with the mentality of less is more or better yet "scalability"

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