PharMerica reviews

2.5

30% would recommend to a friend

(702 total reviews)
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Jon Rousseau

22% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

PharMerica has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 702 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The PharMerica employee rating is 29% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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702 reviews
1.0
Mar 20, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Unfortunately, there is only one pro, flexibility! The computer system is archaic and not user friendly at all. The IV computer system is the worst program imaginable! Need to get with the times and improve on systems and learn how to get and keep business too.

Cons

After several years working at Pharmerica (Formerly Kindred and a much better company), I was laid off due to budget cuts! What I don't understand, is the loss of business and revenue has nothing to do with the staff and everything to do with the poor decision making and lack of knowledge on how to successfully run a pharmacy by corporate people! Yet, they get to keep their high paying jobs as business decreases and just dismiss the worker bees as if we don't matter. I was a loyal, hard working and excellent employee with a great track record. I guess I was being paid too much after my many years of service, so I was let go. What corporate doesn't understand, is with higher pay comes knowledge and experience. If you want to get a staff of inexperienced and lower paid people, than it will cost you more in the long run. How sad and unfair that I had to make the life change when I was not to blame. It's a slap in the face after all my years of hard work and dedication.

1.0
Jul 22, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are decent but below average for a company of this size. Majority of non-management employees are great people.

Cons

Wages are below the median across all positions. Raises have been only 1% increase in 3 of last 4 years (0% other year). Company practices a wage limit stop (a.k.a. 'redline') in which your position can no longer receive a raise....ever. Upper management is extremely poor (I never met my VP/Director in 3 years after their appointment to the position). As they continue to lose beds every year, management's plan appears to be to lay off the higher paid/seniority employees in favor of lower paid and overworked persons left. Yearly bonus goals are not presented until half the year is past. Labor laws in my particular state are disregarded (e.g. mileage reimbursement only 0.375 cents/mile vs. IRS mandated 0.55 cents/mile). Recent announcement of loss of largest customer (Kindred leaving for OmniCare) despite Kindred being a major stockholder of PMC says a lot.

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