People are wonderful, leadership is not - Operations Manager Elanco Employee Review

3.0
Sep 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employees under director level are helpful, collaborative and friendly Medical benefits are good Opportunity to work part time from home Company mission

Cons

Leadership is not connected, nor do they make the time to understand the area they are making decisions about Too many chefs in the kitchen barking orders and not enough cooks to make the food Company talks about growth opportunities but the organizational structure paired with insecure leaders with big egos does not actually allow for this. Teams don’t communicate across departments which creates duplicative work and a lack visibility to projects and priorities

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Elanco Response
2y
We appreciate you taking the time to leave your feedback. Our behavioral pillars of integrity, respect and excellence capture and communicate our values. We expect every employee to embody these behavioral pillars in their day-to-day work, helping us to achieve our shared vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life.

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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Expect to be firefighting constantly and frequently fighting against an aging facility and outdated processes.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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