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      Pfizer

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      Pfizer reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (8,726 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 8,726 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
      Jan 5, 2009

      Positive and negative about working at Pfizer

      Attorney
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      We produce drugs that help people in a broad array of therapeutic areas. Some of the smartest people in the world work at Pfizer. The environment is very collegial for the most part. The company is a global company with a presence in many countries, and a headquarters office in the middle of Manhattan. The company's stock pays a nice dividend.

      Cons

      The company is in a state of constant change and disruption, so it is very difficult to get things done. Pfizer's stock price seems to constantly get worse. Many promotion decisions seem to be made without a fair and transparent process, and are often not meritorious.

      4.0
      Oct 31, 2008

      Very family friendly, if you survive the layoffs

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pfizer has great benefits and is family friendly. Pfizer recently formally enacted flex hours so most professionals are off on Fridays or at least Friday afternoons. The vacation plan is decent and the medical coverage is excellent with free prescription drugs and low copays for the doctor. I found that local managers are willing to work with you to accommodate time off for family matters. Professionals can set their own start times each day to get home before the school bus. Like I said really family friendly. I've taken time off during the day to attend a school activity and just worked later in the evening.

      Cons

      There is a paranoid feeling about the whole place. Every year brings another round of layoffs. Every business unit seems to get hit by these layoffs with strict percentage cuts now matter how lean the group was before the layoff announcements. Also pay increases are running less than inflation for the past four or five years. A worker in their twenties would be hard pressed to make a career in the current environment. Everyone has lost a good friend to the downsizing and the age of an average worker gets higher every year because of the hiring freeze in place.

      1.0
      Sep 7, 2008

      NOT a great place to work

      vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Management skills are so lacking that even an average manager could look like a Star compared to the existing leadership.

      Cons

      While the company was reaping the benefits of huge cash flow from its acquired drug pipeline it could get away with the underinvestment in leadership /management skills development. Not that the party is (almost) over, the firm is not equipped to handle the challenges ahead. Poor leadership and resistance / inability to change may have doomed this company.

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