Pfizer Reviews

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

Pros – Pfizer 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.

Cons – The 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 Management – Stop 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....

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Employees get great benefits and great opportunities to move around

Cons – Huge company - can have lots of silos

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

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

Cons – Non stable work environment with consistent layoffs

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

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Great compensation and benefits for employees

Cons – Lack 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

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

Pros – Staff 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.

Cons – There were no cons during my experience at Pfizer Inc.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Pfizer as a contractor

Pros – Talented people, prestige of company

Cons – Lots of meetings! Hard to get work done some time with constant disruptions to day

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Well paid, freedom, accountability, professionalism, local manager

Cons – Micro-management, cronyism, Ill conceived quotas, poor data management, horrible report delivery time tables

Advice to Senior Management – Return 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

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

Pros – high salary and good condition

Cons – no position and always lay off people

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

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

Pros – The 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.

Cons – The 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 Management – Bespoke 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

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

Pros – solid company, great support with metrics and promotional materials, good managers and people

Cons – layoffs 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