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      Pfizer

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      Pfizer reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (8,719 total reviews)
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      Albert Bourla

      50% 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

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 8,719 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
      4.0
      Aug 12, 2008

      Ovarall satisfied - get to do what you want when you want

      Manufacturing engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Challenging work - you are largely in charge of your own destiny and can find interesting / challenging projects to fill your time with

      Cons

      Layoffs and plant closings make motivation difficult. Advancement is at the whim of management - sure this is always the case - but past a certain level it depends largely on what upper management thinks of you. If you are a contrarian or if you don't really care what management thinks of you, you need to think of another way to get recognized - and even then it probably won't work. "Yes men" rule.

      4.0
      Aug 11, 2008

      The near future looks depressing

      Cta
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The salary and benefits are very good. Most people here have their own offices which I think is great. From what I’ve seen in two years most people here are very professional. The management is overall good and fair. My peers and I get time off if we need to. I can say that most of us are not overloaded with work so far. There’s a lot of change and as difficult as it is the management seems to be doing a good job at handling it and driving the process forward. Another positive thing is that there are many positions here in the company. If one gets eliminated you can always get another one.

      Cons

      In the past two years there have been massive layoffs. We know that more are coming our way. Many job functions have been outsourced. We have a lot of contractors at this point. Important drug patents, like Lipitor, are expiring in a few years, we know this is bad. Nothing new and major is coming “down the pipeline” so I’m not sure how bright the future is looking. All this extensive uncertainty is rather difficult to deal with. I’ve seen many changes since I started here two years ago. The company is also drastically cutting its benefits and severance packages in the end of this year. I can’t even imagine how people that have been working here for more than a decade feel.

      3.0
      Aug 4, 2008

      Not all it may seem

      Employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Best products on the market. The best people in the business. When you tell anyone you work for Pfizer it provides an instant recognition that you are providing goods things for the world.

      Cons

      Expectations with regard to time spent working. What is a "day off?". Very top down with little praise, recognition or support of it's people. This company is run more like a military organization than a public company. When stock is still lower than it was 10 years ago it is time to ask a different set of people what needs to change.

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