Sanofi-Aventis U.S Reviews

Pros

It has a good bonus target. The salary is competetive. The 401 K match is good. More vacation days than other companies.

Cons

the Promotion is very slow. Not many offices. Most of people have to work in cubicles including assistant directors. No stock options for low level positions.

Advice to Senior Management

there is no stimulatuin. no matter how hard you work, or how bad you work, there is no encouragement or punishment.

Pros

pay, benefits, bonus potentials, opportunities for advancement

Cons

continual layoffs and lack of true communication

Advice to Senior Management

sales skills training would always focus on making quality calls, vs the quantity of calls, but, yet management continually focused on the number of calls made each day.

Pros

Great people, great benefits, great pay.

Cons

French management doesn't understand US market or workforce.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to some Americans sometimes.

Pros

Decent pay, good benefits, decent atmosphere.. They realize they aren't the best company in regards to sales and marketing. All action are dictated from Paris.

Cons

clueless ans spinelles management, Management never held responsible for their mistakes, Always changing territories, management, compensation system. Really no clue how to market or sale drugs.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop constantly changing you promises and competition system. Management is totally clueless to what works in the field. Start listening to your sales people.

Pros

the benefits are great and competitive

Cons

The pharmaceutical industry is down right now. Sanofi is suffering also, especially with its pipeline of products. I am not sure they have the new blockbusters coming down the road over the next few years to keep the company going as it did in the boom 1990's.

Advice to Senior Management

acquire new products to sell or enter into new partnerships...something new

Pros

Good place to learn and grow

Cons

Sale force reduction left many people not feeling good about the company

Pros

Decent benefits- this is changing
Great product

Cons

Upper management
layoffs constant
reactive
micromanagement
lack of respect
inconsistant
outsourcing
management by fear
forced ranking system

Advice to Senior Management

Treat employees like adults, trust them. Stop motivating by fear. Get organized. Treat sales professionals as professionals.

Pros

Great benefits, work life balance

Cons

The company has been very unstable for the last 3 years, many layoffs and a minimal pipeline. After 2 years of Thanksgiving layoffs, we were promised no more and we are going through it again. I feel like a contract employee.

Advice to Senior Management

Know what the other hand is doing before making a decision. It seems the organization doesn't communicate as a whole.

Pros

They pay you a lot of money for very little work.

Cons

Company is in a constant state of turmoil.

Advice to Senior Management

You need a whole new leadership team.

Pros

Good benefits, very good compensation, a lot of vacations.

Cons

100% fire fighting with no directions or guidance from the senior management.

Advice to Senior Management

The root cause is from Paris....The CEO may have great vision but there is no enabler to pave the path.