GlaxoSmithKline Reviews

Current Employee – been working at GlaxoSmithKline

Pros – Collegial environment, reasonably competitive salary, people are genuinely concerned about meeting patient needs.

Cons – People are not accustomed to giving constructive feedback and instead avoid it or give faint praise to lackluster performers. There is some dead wood that clogs processes, and no one is brave enough the thin the forest or demand improvement using measurable goals and consequences for failing to meet them.

Advice to Senior Management – Pick smart people, and let them do their jobs. (Don't micromanage.)

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

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

Pros – Upward mobility, constant challenge and change

Cons – Changing industry, federal constraints, public perception of industry

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

Former Employee – worked at GlaxoSmithKline part-time

Pros – - good pay
- good benefits

Cons – - you have to sell your soul to the devil

Advice to Senior Management – - interact with the employees more

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GlaxoSmithKline

Pros – Flexibility, salary, work life balance, opportunities to develop

Cons – Incentive compensation structure, focus on written and verbal tests

Advice to Senior Management – GSK prides itself on being Valuable and a resource to the customer with the end all goal of the patient being of most importance. This method of conducting business is admirable however, a similar focus needs to be put in place when looking at the value of the representatives who are the face of the company. The cost of morale among your front line representatives is not worth taking the risk of not paying more attention to the voices of those individuals.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GlaxoSmithKline

Pros – Great job opportunities and networking chances.

Cons – Only take the best of the best.

Advice to Senior Management – I wish they would post jobs more frequently.

Former Employee – worked at GlaxoSmithKline full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Embracing the need to change
Opportunities abound for high performers with diverse skills
Visionary CEO

Cons – Some resisting the need to change
For a company its size, its surprising how some core capabilities are still being developed

Advice to Senior Management – Recruit top leaders from innovative companies

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GlaxoSmithKline

Pros – Very flexible...to a fault where people work remotely way too much. They pay is very good

Cons – Constant changes and re-rots by management make any sense of stability impossible.

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

Pros – Good environment, good benefits, good managemebt

Cons – HR could be better, IT could be better, this is due to the largeness of the company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Professional Lab Experience
Great atmosphere
Great Program director

Cons – Had to find own housing once accepted into the internship program.

Advice to Senior Management – Help students from out of the country, and out of the area find housing when coming for an internship.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GlaxoSmithKline full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – The products I sell and the customers I call on make my job enjoyable. My team mates are great.

Cons – A lot of the admin work. Assessments and simulations instead of sales goals for bonuses.

Advice to Senior Management – There is too much administrative work to do. It is interfering with our work life balance. Too many hours on the computer in the evening and on the week ends.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend