Too big too fast - Consultant Elanco Employee Review

3.0
Feb 22, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lilly benefits and pay Highly varied work content Excellent vacation and paid sick time with very flexible working schedule

Cons

Prior to the acquisition of Novartis, which was treated like a merger, Elanco had a culture where it didn't matter if you were fresh out of college or had worked with Lilly/Elanco 30yrs and were a Sr. Director, everyone worked side by side and picked up the slack where necessary. You had a significant number of people who had great pride and ownership of their company and their work. After the merger, "command and control" Novartis style management took over and people were forced to play their lane to the extent that you could take a performance rating hit for what used to be the core ideals of the workforce.

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5.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

Management listens to their emoloyees. Great benefits.

Cons

Old equipment. Lots of forced ot for hourly employees

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Elanco Response
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We appreciate your positive feedback regarding management and benefits. At Elanco, we are dedicated to the wellbeing of our employees and are always looking for opportunities for improvement - we thank you for your feedback!
2.0
Feb 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Plenty of great, passionate coworkers who work hard and collaborate. I had a lot of professional flexibility and my job was always interesting. Process teams on the manufacturing floor is a great system. Offsite resources, especially technical experts, are great.

Cons

Expect to be firefighting constantly and frequently fighting against an aging facility and outdated processes. No unified vision or clear prioritization from management. Misalignment between site leadership and upper/off-site management created sustained operational friction and stress for employees. Leadership turnover was frequent, contributing to ongoing instability. Because of all this, there was a super low morale and a feeling of widespread fatigue. Inconsistent communication and decision-making standards contributed to a low-trust culture, including regular informal discussion of colleagues and unprofessional and sometimes intimidating behavior in meetings. Performance feedback and perceived value were highly dependent on shifting leadership dynamics rather than consistent, objective criteria. Employees could move from being strongly supported to heavily criticized with little change in actual performance. Although a nine-box review process was supposedly used, individual outcomes were not transparently shared with employees. Onboarding and training for specialized roles were underdeveloped. Compensation was just fine for workload and scope of responsibility.

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