Poor middle management - Anonymous employee Octapharma AG Employee Review

2.0
Jul 10, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent Products, some very high quality staff at level below line management, important clinical field and opportunities to help

Cons

untrained line management, lacking leadership skills and with tyrannical style. No prospects for career development. Appalling, controlling communication culture with no transparency. Examples: Workers granted no accountability and are therefore unable to make commitments. Strict "have to be seen at the desk" policy for workers with no home office policy. Working from home considered an unusual exception. Workers must submit a "Weekly Report" of their activities to management.

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Octapharma AG Response
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Dear employee Many thanks for your evaluation. We are sorry that you have an overall negative impression of Octapharma. We are very happy that you acknowledge the quality of our products and your colleagues. Management development is a core topic for Octapharma and several new initiatives have been taken in recent years to constantly develop our leaders. Career paths and internal succession is a top priority. Of course the „human“factor“ may cause frictions and it’s a pity that you don‘t feel empowered. At the moment additional efforts regarding our culture and leadership started, so we hope to receive a more positive evaluation from you soon. We are aware that in a huge company like ours, not everything is perfect, but we continue to strive to be an employer of choice. Many thanks and best regards

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