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      Pfizer

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      Pfizer reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (8,722 total reviews)
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      Albert Bourla

      49% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 8,722 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pfizer 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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      9K reviews
      2.0
      Jan 7, 2011

      Good benefits- poor management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pfizer has good benefits and good compensation packages which are on par with other pharmaceutical companies. The people I worked with were also excellent.

      Cons

      Pfizer has poor management and poor communication. I am not proud of working there. I don't believe in the company's business practices and don't believe that they have any R&D pipeline. Instead, they continue to just acquire other companies (Wyeth being the most recent example) that actually have products.

      2.0
      Dec 27, 2010

      Pfizer used to be a great company but has lost its way

      Senior medical director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Knowledgeable colleagues help make the work enviroment bearable, but the type of colleagues one interacts with varies from area to area. Some areas are intensely competitive such as in clinical, where PhDs seem to dislike MDs and work to undermine them. In ohter areas-science driven, the work atmosphere is much better and more positiivve.

      Cons

      Criteria for promotions in clinical are kept secret and are applied in unfair ways. There is a prevailing atmosphere of negative politics, competitiveness, and backstabbing in order for one's colleagues to get ahead. Managament decision-making is erratic and inconsistent, leading to a lack of confidence in leadership and the feeling of being adrift.

      2.0
      Dec 25, 2010

      Always pushing to do more with less

      Scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working with people who are the best in class with regard to what they do. Ability to apply yourself and work to exceed expectations by building your knowlege, skills and experience to the highest levels possible. The involutary separation and severance program is respectable.

      Cons

      No appreciation from the company for exceptional effort or extraordinary accomplishments. (Your manager/colleagues usually give you a thank you card or take you out to lunch. Upper management rarely takes notice.) You can be working in a critical/necessary position and be placed on a wave to exit the company, as well as be expected to transfer all of your knowledge and skills to other groups. And then they call you for assistance after they have let you go.

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