Racist, Sexist, Leadership = Awful culture - Anonymous employee Kite Pharma Employee Review

I have worked in this industry for 18 years and have never encountered such an awful employee experience. The turnover at the leadership level is constant. The new CEO came onboard and got rid of her entire leadership team. She then hired unqualified leaders that lack integrity, lack the necessary experience, and promote a racist and sexist workplace. I have never felt more uncomfortable in a workplace than I do currently. Women are overlooked for promotions and often times they are displaced only to be replaced by less experienced and less competent men. I have witnessed 2 of my male colleagues repeatedly talk down to female colleagues and no one ever addresses their behavior. Women are disrespected and their opinions are often ignored in meetings. In many ways it feels like a 1960s workplace where women were viewed as "less than" their male counterparts. I also echo the prior reviews here: Diversity is non-existent at this company. I even heard an employee joke recently that they should pay HR a bonus if they hire a person of color because it never happens. When a person of color is hired they are often photographed for the website and print materials to give the illusion of diversity but then they leave because they are passed over for promotions and not given the same opportunities as the white employees. My colleagues have often raised concerns to HR about the hostile work environment but their concerns are never addressed and then they are retaliated against. I have seen leaders say and do things that are so unethical that it makes me question why I joined this company every day. Leaders do not care about their teams and they lack empathy and character. Employees at all levels are undervalued and under appreciated. Many of the top performing employees have left because the culture is toxic and they said it was affecting their overall health and wellbeing. The leaders here say that they care about patients but they only make decisions that are based on making money and cutting corners- the patients are not considered when large decisions are made that negatively impact their care. The salary, bonus, and stock are competitive but the years of my life that I have wasted working for these awful human beings is not worth the money. Please take my advice and do not consider joining this company. Once the pandemic is over and my stock is fully vested, I plan to look for a new job because this company is the worst place I have ever worked. I am a highly educated, high performing employee and wish I would have done more research before taking a risk and leaving a great company to come to Kite where racism and sexism run rampant.