Eli Lilly Reviews

I worked at Eli Lilly full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Work life balance, a trained monkey can do this job.

Cons – Complete lack of satisfaction and drudgery. Micromanagement.

Advice to Senior Management – Quit being so corporate

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Eli Lilly full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Lilly is synonymous with great ethical service and products

Cons – Their recent 'reallocation" process has been poorly handled

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Eli Lilly full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Competitive compensation, company car, and a much improved culture.

Cons – A poor manager can make your job terrible.

Advice to Senior Management – At the very least, a sales manager's job needs to be to keep his/her team motivated, engaged, and productive. If anything needs to be in addition to that, it should be to 'coach' your team up. Manage your team as individuals and help them to become "better".

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Eli Lilly full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Until 2013, Lilly has had zero layoffs and a solid pipline. Hopefully this will get turned around soon. Reportedly has one of the most robust product pipelines in the industry. Corporate expects new molecules to hit no sooner than 2015.

Cons – EXTREMELY conservative with respect to sales, marketing, and compensation. Upward mobility is limited, so if you are looking for career exploration and advancement, another company might be worth exploring.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Eli Lilly

Pros – Very nice people; HQ is beautiful; excellent accessibility to senior leaders; healthy choices available in the cafeteria.

Cons – People are nice to your face but will not communicate negative feedback. I would like to know how I can improve personally and professionally with this organization. Unfortunately, I am only privy to hearing the positive attributes and everything negative is said behind closed doors; this does nothing for my growth. Because this is a large organization, it takes time for projects to be approved. From a recruiting perspective, timing is an issue; I received a verbal offer of employment shortly after the final interview but didn't receive a written offer until almost two months later!

Advice to Senior Management – Be more transparent; be willing to share both positive and negative feedback with your subordinates.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Eli Lilly full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Trying to get caught up with modern day tech, some new ideas about relating to customers.
Compliance is diligent but not suffocating. People who get caught up in it should just keep selling and they'll be fine if they're smart about it.

Cons – Not innovative in relevant, new information for their products. Keep going to the customers (Doctors, etc) with the same thing...over and over and over.
Downsizing that could have been avoided with better planning in the last few years.
Too many old-school managers/directors that still think 90s-version sales tactics are effective. Seriously, detail-pieces just aren't effective.
No more individual 'sales results' that will be measured.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop pushing reps with metrics and taking away incentive to have individual results. Inspiration is very rare in the company. My only reason for staying with the company as long as I did is because my manager was a great leader and motivator...one of the very few.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Eli Lilly full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – good people, decent pay and benefits, easy to skate as the expectations are fantastically low.

Cons – manufacturing is an afterthought so expect to be treated that way. Cronyism is rampant.

Advice to Senior Management – Fire people who don't contribute, learn to make decisions without everyone being happy.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Eli Lilly full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – They truly value their employees and are the most transparent company to work for during reorganizations.

Cons – They are a bit modest on their salaries. Not as aggressive with their bonus structure

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Eli Lilly

Pros – Good place to build a network

Cons – Company can become very clickish

I have been working at Eli Lilly full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Highly intelligent and passionate workforce; opportunities to advance; very good compensation and benefits

Cons – Backbiting has increased over the years as people strive to protect their jobs. Culture remains very bureaucratic despite efforts to correct this.

Advice to Senior Management – Live the behaviors, not just articulate them.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company