GlaxoSmithKline Reviews

Pros

Diverse employees background, strong reputable brand in pharmaceutical market, structured career advancement pathway, strong corporate ethics and professional conduct vis-a-vis the industry

Cons

Bureaucratic culture, negative office political working conditions, below average salary scale and compensations, limited opportunity for interations with senior management

Advice to Senior Management

Increase facetime with employees at all level to minimize attention-hogging office political players, match to compete with industry on employees compensations package

Pros

Work-Life balance, pay and work environment

Cons

Downsizing, Remote mangement & Senior management perks,

Advice to Senior Management

Reward hard work and flexibility.

Pros

Friendly co-workers
Good opportunities for developement

Cons

Lots of restructuring of departments

Pros

Corporate reputation for integrity in the African market. Genuine respect and concern for employee welfare even if it is not financial. Flexibility in employee relations

Cons

Bureaucratic organisational. structures, processes and systems. Too many approvals required to get some simple things done. Approvals can be streamlined to first level executive management.

Advice to Senior Management

Maintain current feedback structure, develop structure for incorporating employee feedback into immediate strategic and tactical decisions. Develop system for extracting this feedback.

Pros

Glaxo Smith Kline provides competitive salaries and great benefits to employees. At Glaxo Smith Kline your coworkers become some of your best friends

Cons

They tend to focus on getting rid of older workers and bringing in new, younger ones. This is true for most plces though

Advice to Senior Management

Management should make it more of a focus to hire more women and minorities. Also put more of these people in leadership positions.

Pros

Globally recognized organization. Excellent Phramceutical products.

Cons

The opportunities that existed have slowly faded away. Budget cuts are restricting education, travel. Upgrades to IT hardware and software are minimized. Morale is low as the constant restructing/outsourcing/downsizing takes place. So called smart office space (table and chair) instead of a cube/office or personal space makes for a challenging work environment. No clear career path or room for advancement.

Advice to Senior Management

The US seems to be an afterthought. All new activity is now occuring in the UK. Perhaps GSK should consider manufacturing, and research back in the US. The recent McLauren project as well as other manufacturing construction in the UK looks good for the UK and not so good for the US.

Pros

Great work and life. Flexible hours and good immediate managers.

Cons

No career growth if you aren't in one of the headquarter locations.

Advice to Senior Management

Very little transparency.

Pros

Excellent products. Good pay and benefits. Well respected in the industry.

Cons

People are expected to keep their heads down and get their work done. Not an environment that fosters collaboration or innovation.

Advice to Senior Management

Make people feel appreciated for their work and their ideas. Encourage people to try new things and to work together in a collaborative environment where they trust each other.

Pros

Great pay and benefits. Generally good physical working conditions. Good bonuses.

Cons

Very limited promotion opportunity within department without taking a role in another department or location. Toxic working conditions from corporate restructuring. Constant fear of RIF.

Advice to Senior Management

Look at your employees as tangible and value added assets instead of making liabilities to good financials.

Pros

Research seems well funded. Seems very patient focused.

Cons

Not sue what the downsizing, reorganizing and eliminating offices will do to the culture. May be necessary but outside consultants may be thinking simply 'bricks & mortar'.

Advice to Senior Management

Reorganizations of one division appear to swing like a pendulum.