Welcome to Chernobyl - Anonymous employee IPSEN Employee Review

1.0
Feb 18, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are good, location in Cambridge is good. Younger employees can be hired with accelerated titles and good salary.

Cons

Senior Management incompetent and ineffective. Very high turnover due to toxic culture. Good leaders forced out or choose to leave.

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