Is GSK a good company to work for?

GSK has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,897 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at GSK to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about GSK have been left by employees working as Internship , Scientific Leader and Intern .

Does GSK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GSK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GSK. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GSK?

74% of GSK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GSK 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GSK?

Intern (257) , Director (245) , Manager (216) , Project Manager (184) , Industrial Placement Student (179) , Sales Representative (178) , Senior Scientist (148) , Investigator (145) , Medical Representative (123) , Internship (113) , Estagiário (103) , Scientist (100) , Associate Scientist (98) , Senior Manager (91) , Business Analyst (73)

What are the pros of working at GSK according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits for permanent employees are good and add up." ((in 964 reviews)); "the company has a great culture and that applies to more than just surrounding your work." ((in 822 reviews)); "GSK is well recognized in the industry and you get to work with some really great people." ((in 798 reviews)); "Very social and good work life balance" ((in 723 reviews)); "Only a good Salary and site" ((in 397 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GSK according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and some fake values" ((in 303 reviews)); "Bad manager will get all your hard work as his and leave bad stuff to you" ((in 161 reviews)); "Way too much change and poor leadership" ((in 140 reviews)); "Slow career progression and advancement." ((in 93 reviews)); "Senior management is horrible and don't care about the field." ((in 83 reviews))

What are employees saying about GSK layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GSK layoffs and their outlook for job security at GSK in 2026.

What GSK locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Seattle , Guayama , Jersey City , Humacao , York , Richmond , Collegeville , Clifton , Minneapolis , Miami

GSK reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(7,023 total reviews)

Luke Miels

84% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

GSK has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 7,023 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GSK employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

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7K reviews

3.0

Feb 19, 2014

I worked seven territories under five different managers in five years at GSK - change is constant.

Senior executive therapeutic sales representative

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CEO approval

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Pros

The people - coworkers and managers - were great almost across the board. They tend to be hard-working and professional but still fun.

Cons

The constant change is frustrating at best, and it's difficult to gain traction in one territory, selling one product or working for one manager. Also, for the last three years the company has not compensated reps based on sales performance, but rather on how they've performed on written and verbal tests, etc. This is disappointing for sales professionals that are results-oriented. Finally, we all know big pharma is under a lot of scrutiny and is highly regulated, but GSK takes this to the next level. They are the most conservative pharma company out there, and I believe this hinders the business.

3.0

Oct 2, 2013

Senior Vice President

Senior vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big globally operating company, highly regarded

Cons

Very UK Centric, Very Pharma/ RX centric

2.0

Oct 25, 2012

Getting tougher to enjoy your job...

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great health benefits, 3 weeks vacation plus a week off at christmas and 2 additional personal days on top of paid holidays for employees during their first 10 years, car, unlimited gas (GSK deducts $75 per paycheck), most employees are great people, supportive on advancing career within GSK,

Cons

very micro managed, most people are no longer motivated to sell because we aren't paid on sales, morale is very low, very difficult to build relationships with doctors and staff because lunches/in-services are so challenging to conduct under the new GSK Corporate Integrity Agreement which requires any health care provider to have an established customer identification number CID in order for you to give any item of value. very limited clinical resources for us to use in the field. most people find the new incentive compensation system very demotivating and the manager grading system for rep reviews can be naturally very subjective.

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