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      Gilead Sciences

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      Gilead Sciences reviews

      3.5

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (2,014 total reviews)
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      Daniel O’Day

      68% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

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      Gilead Sciences has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,014 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gilead Sciences employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      1.0
      Apr 14, 2020

      Regret Working Here

      It consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Occasionally serve good Indian food

      Cons

      The culture is toxic, and favoritism is rampant. There is deep segregation between permanent employees and contractors. You know you are ranked, especially during events where contractors must pay for their food. Contractors are either given mundane low-level tasks or extremely complicated assignments not aligned to their skill set, a sure setup for failure, and an arrogant HR department, whose employees are out of touch to enforce real working policies. Lots of backstabbers hired and promoted by their management friend. The company lost extremely talented employees and bright, hard-working contractors who left without a chance to be part of the organization.

      2.0
      Mar 2, 2018

      Gilead likes to tout itself as being an "innovative" company, yet the culture within is highly resistant to change

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      -a badge of honor you can put on your resume

      Cons

      -anytime a change is proposed, it is met with resistance "that's not how we've done it before" -people who are more visible, and perceived to be adding value are promoted. yet the people who are actually adding value are not -for a company that claims to be lean, an awful lot of time and resources are wasted to correct projects that were unnecessarily rushed with arbitrary deadlines. (you didn't have time to do it right the first time, but you have time to fix the mess because you met the deadline?) -there's a lot of tribal knowledge, which is unfortunate with the high turn over rate

      1.0
      Jul 8, 2017

      Harassment and Hostility Run Rampant

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Good wages -Those who are politically inclined need not worry about quality of work for promotions -Nice array of "extra curricular activities"

      Cons

      -Constant turn over - People managers manage by intimidation, harassment, and fear which is overlooked/ignored for years by HR. -If you disagree with those who have higher titles, you will be labeled a troublemaker -Culture is fear driven

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