Tough Environment - Anonymous employee Novartis Employee Review

2.0
May 9, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation; good benefits compared to other companies in Basel: lots of work but can learn a lot; worldwide opportunities.

Cons

Very beaucratic; poor in training people; difficult career advancement unless personal network is strong; too much work; too political - difficult to move up.

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