Pros

+ Nice co-workers
+ Flexible opportunities
+ Good work/life balance

Cons

- Upward trajectory based on "personal potential" can be biased
- Pay is lackluster
- No parking at the US affiliate offices!

Advice to Senior Management

The clandestine meetings to determine someone's "personal potential" is killing free speech and sharing of ideas! You never know who's listening.

Pros

Lilly takes care of its employees very well and can play an important role in your career if you play to correct political game

Cons

There is so much talent waiting in the halls of Lilly with little room for upward movement. People are already frustrated....

Advice to Senior Management

I think that you need to begin rewarding employees that are standouts and begin handing out the appropriate promotions otherwise people are going to walk

Pros

Lilly has a proud heritage in diabetes and is growing stronger in oncology. Unfortunately, they are falling onto harder times due to upcoming product pattent expriations. A lot of great people will be losing their jobs, positions, and careers now and in the future.

Cons

The days of long term satisfactory employment for even top producers is fading fast. Customers are noticing the difference in the professionalism of the field based sales force. Unfortunately, middle and upper management are slow to making the necessary changes to ensure long term customer relations.

Advice to Senior Management

I am surely not the first to suggest this, but middle management should remember that they are in that position to serve the best interests of their field based teams, not the other way around. Unfortunately, many (not all by any means) see the field based team as existing to meet their needs.

Pros

Eli Lilly offers fair pay and good benefits package. They were great about time off when I needed it and even helped me find a new position when I moved cross country.

Cons

Quotas were set by throwing darts, basically. And you were promoted and bonused by how well you did against quota. So one quarter, you're the worst sales rep, the next quarter, you're a superstar. The thing that disturbed me most: Everyone knew this, senior management, etc...and they all just kind of kept going with the flow. The Emperor wore no clothes and everyone knew it. Frozen smiles galore at all of the yearly awards meetings. 99% of the people there acknowledge that the whole thing is a joke when it comes to rankings and quota and bonuses because it was all random. And Lilly would spend all this money to reward their "Good reps" each year and spend millions on a National sales meeting. That's why your Zyprexa costs so much. So Lilly can fly me tor Orlando so I can eat steak, drink beer and laugh at the stupidity of it all.

Advice to Senior Management

Get rid of the dead weight in management and don't be afraid to fire incompetent people. Also, if you're going to promote or hire someone because they are a minority, please ensure they are remotely qualified. It's hard to respect your boss and take any direction from him if he's an absolute moron.

Pros

Learn a lot and meet very smart people

Cons

Layoffs, downsizing, cut throat within Indianapolis, IN. Sales manager compensation packages sliced and diced. Directors stayed stable...shocker!

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to managers. Sales managers are no longer valued.

Pros

There aren't any reasons to work at Eli Lilly; it's just a job with not future. The best jobs go to certain groups of people.

Cons

When I accepted a job at Eli Lilly I was so excited and proud to be part of the Lilly family; but that wore off within six months. I was so shock that Eli Lilly (their management) would openly practice racism.

Advice to Senior Management

The word diversity is a word used for the public but Eli Lilly does not practice it. Management needs to stop the practice of hiring and promoting their buddies and relatives.

Pros

At the corporate level
- respect for people
- innovative
- clever deals and investments
- good measures to tackle future uncertainties
- seasoned senior management

Cons

- Personnel issues in affiliaties need major improvements
- Middle management not up to snuff
- No clear commitment to develop lower level employees

Advice to Senior Management

Employees honor transparency and appreicate ownership of mistakes
A very very thorough analysis of middle management in affiliates
Revisit succession planning. Stronger need to identify and reward bottoms up leaders

Pros

It is a very high class company with professional employees, very nice cafeteria with variety of food every day. It has also nice and friendly environment.

Cons

There is nothing special as my employment period was too short .

Advice to Senior Management

I do not know the person in charge of leadership of Eli Lilly.

Pros

Great Salary, Great Benefits, Flexible Time, It is very easy to meet people who can help you advance your career.

Cons

One of the worst parts about Eli Lilly is the difficulty for entry level applicants to gain employment. It is also difficult to make big changes due to the large corporate atmosphere.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't overlook the interns for potential employment.

Pros

Reputation, sick, vacation and holiday leave

Cons

I've found it difficult to move up in this company, from a non-exempt to an exempt postion, unless there is someone mentoring you from the good'ol boy club. The jump to exempt has been done many many times, so it is possible.

Advice to Senior Management

More transparancy