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Robert L. Parkinson Jr.
Current Employee – been working at Baxter full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Ethical, Milestone commitment emphasized, accountability
Cons – continuous reorganization, slow changes and focus on sustaining products
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-09 10:46 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Baxter full-time for more than a year
Pros – nice people to work with
Cons – there are some bad managers
Advice to Senior Management – be fair
2013-05-08 21:40 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Baxter full-time
Pros – Nice people, you help to make products that could save someone's life.
Cons – Upper management does not practice vital behaviors. They just keep adding responsibilities, without an increase. Do not offer training as they should and do not take care of the good employees. The goof-offs are the ones that get the promotions not the people that do the work.
Advice to Senior Management – Look at your employee pool and get rid of the ones that do not work and reward the ones that do.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-08 08:58 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Baxter as a contractor for less than a year
Pros – Great learning experience.
Boosted my career confidence.
Decent office.
Cons – Unrealistic expectations from a contract employee. They expected a contract employee to know everything and be an expert on their process from Day 1. Even asking an simple question to a colleague was looked down upon. The manager had hired and let go three contractors in a span of six months for my role.
Advice to Senior Management – Treat contract employees with more courtesy and respect.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-03-31 07:57 PDT
2 people found this helpful
Current Employee – been working at Baxter full-time for more than a year
Pros – Co-workers are some of the best I've had. More than half of them are really talented and hard working. Too bad all the good people are leaving in hordes.
Cons – The high turn over rate and lack of action on the part of Sr. Managers. They don't care about your growth and pile on as much work as you can handle, resulting in unequal distribution of work. The better you are, the more you get.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-03-27 11:43 PDT
1 person found this helpful
Current Employee – been working at Baxter full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Close to home, international company, good products, good benefits,
Cons – Bad management, bad human resource,
Advice to Senior Management – Need a change
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-03-21 18:39 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Baxter full-time
Pros – great company to work for
Cons – nothing to say it honestly
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-03-11 09:59 PDT
1 person found this helpful
Current Employee – been working at Baxter full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – flexible work time, decent benefits
Cons – office politics and back stabbing
Advice to Senior Management – promote based on performance
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-02-27 07:02 PST
Current Employee – been working at Baxter full-time for less than a year
Pros – Baxter has so many oppertunities for employees to grow in their professional career.
Cons – Its very competitive to obtain a good position.
Advice to Senior Management – Everyone I've worked with is very nice.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-02-26 10:58 PST
Current Employee – been working at Baxter full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – Growing company with emphasis on product development
Cons – Heavy bureaucracy and confusing organizational structure
Advice to Senior Management – Be true to your statement of employees being the company's greatest asset
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-02-24 09:22 PST
A global diversified healthcare company and industry leader Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures and markets products that save and sustain the lives of people with… — Full Overview
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