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Updated May 22, 2013
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3.1 731 reviews

                             

54% Approve of the CEO

Pfizer President & CEO Ian Read

Ian Read

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54% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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New York, NY

Former Employee – worked at Pfizer full-time for more than 8 years

ProsPfizer is full of talent and capability. People who work their are truly passionate about the pharma/healthcare industry and the good that it does. The company is very Wall Street-savvy and manages to please investors, which is not a bad thing. If you are smart and network with the right decision-makers, you can write your own ticket to a robust career. Pfizer donates to so many good causes and sends its talented personnel all over the world to work pro-bono on establishing health care infrastructure in countries where little infrastructure exists.

ConsThe company can be cheap to a default. Asking employees to fund their own relocation and international assignments is not a market-competitive practice. The New York HQ office environment can be so political that the buzz distracts employees from doing their work. There is founded and constant worry about layoffs, which happens each year at least in the hundreds.

Advice to Senior ManagementStop being penny-wise and pound foolish. People paying for their own relos or huge chunks of expat assignment expenses (like housing) is over-the-top. The C-suite should also practice what it preaches. It's not ok to cut down on benefits and downgrade jobs when you're scheduling board meetings in Bermuda with the spa completely rented out for spouses....

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New York, NY

Current Employee – been working at Pfizer as a contractor for more than a year

ProsEmployees get great benefits and great opportunities to move around

ConsHuge company - can have lots of silos

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at Pfizer full-time for more than 10 years

ProsGood benefits and resources. Great employees. Truly trying to match healthcare and community needs with our products to create value fr our customers and patients

ConsNon stable work environment with consistent layoffs

Advice to Senior ManagementLess ridged policies to allow for customization to individual needs would create a more loyal workforce

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Current Employee – been working at Pfizer full-time for more than a year

ProsGreat compensation and benefits for employees

ConsLack of job stability for the past 5 years

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

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New York, NY

Former Employee – worked at Pfizer as an intern for less than a year

ProsStaff was very friendly at the Pfizer Health and Wellness Center. The fitness center that I worked in was well-maintained, gym equipment was usable with permission, and dietary regimens of various clients under my supervisor, Anthony Angelo Ricci, was performed.

ConsThere were no cons during my experience at Pfizer Inc.

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Former Employee – worked at Pfizer as a contractor

ProsTalented people, prestige of company

ConsLots of meetings! Hard to get work done some time with constant disruptions to day

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Ocala, FL

Former Employee – worked at Pfizer full-time for more than 7 years

ProsWell paid, freedom, accountability, professionalism, local manager

ConsMicro-management, cronyism, Ill conceived quotas, poor data management, horrible report delivery time tables

Advice to Senior ManagementReturn the control and leadership of this company to the local management and representatives

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

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Groton, CT

Current Employee – been working at Pfizer full-time for more than a year

Proshigh salary and good condition

Consno position and always lay off people

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

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Groton, CT

Former Employee – worked at Pfizer as a contractor for more than 8 years

ProsThe people chosen for my team were almost entirely apolitical, technically excellent, and focused on the goals of the project. Almost every technical meeting we had, someone would bring the question(s) with which we were wrangling back to "...so how does this benefit the customer?" Our manager was very smart, very savvy at working the organization above him, and took completely to heart the managers' job of being an umbrella for everything that "rolls downhill," so as to keep the team focused and motivated. A dream team.

ConsThe team has since been disbanded, and while the project has been moved into "Maintenance Mode," it is still being rolled out to new locations. Sponsor and manager were let go, most of the team members have either left the company or are in new roles over which they are far less satisfied.

Advice to Senior ManagementBespoke software can, in fact, be a competitive advantage.

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

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Former Employee – worked at Pfizer full-time for more than 7 years

Prossolid company, great support with metrics and promotional materials, good managers and people

Conslayoffs happen just about every year, ways of ranking/rating employees change continuously so its hard to keep up with what you are being measured against

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

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