Parexel reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,835 total reviews)
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Peyton Howell

77% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Parexel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,835 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Parexel 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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5.0
Oct 22, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very, very flexible with regards to time off, Lots of opportunity for advancement, job is very interesting with tons of different things to do, travel of all types available (some international), co-workers are by and large FANTASTIC in all aspects, there is of course the occasional turkey, but you can work around them easily. Benefits are great. Pay is probably about average. There is a training available for everything. If you get a crappy assignment you hate, it is easy (if you apply yourself) to transfer to something different.

Cons

Very hesitant to get rid of poor performers they just float around forever, and everybody knows it. However, usually the demands of the job make them miserable so they quit. Senior Management is not really in alignment. There are many initiatives that are a waste of time. It is hard for the company to communicate and a deliver a clear vision. This means there is alot of confusion strategically. However, after reading the other reviews.... don't believe the negative hype. Yes there is typical corporate BS and politics.. but this is present at any job. I suspect most of the complainers are entry level folks that have never had another corporate job and that refuse to believe their negative attitude is the problem. I started at the company at entry level and have had multiple promotions over the years. If you apply yourself , want a dynamic exciting job, you can deal with getting stressed out once in awhile... and you can put up with an average level of corporate crapola, this is the place for you. If you want to punch a clock , put in minimum effort, and can't deal with a corporate environment, you will NOT be happy here. Get a paper hat and sell french fries.

1.0
Oct 10, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Staff, not management, who work with you are the very people holding that company together and are the best you could ask for as colleagues.

Cons

Very poor management style, only cares about the money line for the company and will work you to death. Not everyone is treated fairly and if you don't hit the right manager right off during your first month there, watch out, you are on the black list - not able to move out the department, receive minimal raises, no "ata boy" for any good job well done and can be denied upping your education because they will find a way to say the course doesn't fall within your job title. In doing performance reviews, over 90% of staff receive "met rquirement", and when mgmt. is asked how do I get to the next level (beyond met requirements), you are told "you have to go above and beyond". That is their favor answer, and they don't explain - "you just have to go above and beyond what you are doing" is said over and over. PAREXEL will try to cut corners wherever they can and that means at the staff's level. PAREXEL wants 120% out of you daily but can't provide the needed equipment - their laptop/desktop systems are way out dated and the internal equipment is always down....makes it very difficult to do your work, and then this it held against you in performance, so that gives them the opportunity to hold back raises are give you a very minimal raise.

3.0
Oct 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It has good benefits. You can get the time off that you need when you need it for the most part. It's a pretty ok atmosphere.

Cons

They are really not open about how they promote people. The promotions are wierd and when you think it's your turn you get shot down. I believe that there can be a bit of favoritism out there especially in the Medical Imaging department.

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