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Brenton L. Saunders
116 Ratings
Pros
"Work-life balance, friendly environment, interesting projects" (in 58 reviews)
"Great benefits, lots of growth opportunity, great coworkers overall great environment" (in 68 reviews)
Cons
"Regional Expectations are Exceedingly More Difficult for Work Life Balance" (in 47 reviews)
"None except the way the upper management handled the layoff of the entire Med derm division, be prepared for a buyout" (in 43 reviews)
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"A growth oriented company with good advancement potential"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Allergan full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Good compensation, comfortable office environment, flexible scheduling and optional remote working in some situations, excellent benefits and vacation packages. Overall, the best place I have ever worked.
Cons
Changing demands of the pharmaceutical market can make some departments and positions more volatile as outsourcing becomes more cost effective.
Advice to Management
Maintain a strong connection between U.S. East and West Coast operations.
Allergan 2018-04-04 15:28 PDT ![Allergan Logo]()
"Customer facing, technical product support"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allergan full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Benefits, great coworkers, facility amenities
Cons
High cost of living in the area
Advice to Management
So far so good
Allergan 2018-12-07 00:27 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Director of Operations"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Allergan (More than 10 years)
Pros
Allergan has a great 401k retirement plan and overall benefits. The bonus is tied to your performance and can be higher than the 20% you may get on a yearly basis depending on how the company does.
Cons
Management has had a lot of turnover in the last 5 years. The senior management team is not cohesive and you get the feel of two different companies culture-wise.
Advice to Management
Invest more time on working with the subordinates with training and clear objectives.
Allergan 2018-12-07 02:15 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Policies Need Revamp"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allergan full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Ideas eventually get implemented. Overtime is encouraged. Supervisors are encouraging. Good incentives for being on time.
Cons
No monetary reward for above and beyond work. Staff is continuously changing. Employees eventually turn bitter. The policies are way too strict. Career paths are unclear for the majority. Communication is lost between the business team, IT, and supervisors. The Austin location feels like the black sheep of the company, even though we are the ones communicating directly with the customers.
Advice to Management
Review the strict policies that are impacting the stress level of your employees. Provide valuable criticism to help develop your employees. Advocate for your employees, especially the ones that have shown loyalty through consistent troubles with staffing including a lay off. Find a healthy balance between performance and seniority when it comes to promoting new opportunities. Keep it real and quit making our environment feel so tense. Know that everyone feels this way whether they vocalize it to their supervisors or not.
Allergan 2018-11-29 21:35 PST![Allergan Logo]()
"Great Company and Clean Environment!!!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Allergan full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Great Company!! Great Employees!! Great Place to Become a Professional To The Fullest!! Great Incentive and Salaried Pay. Allergan is home and family to me. This is the place where you really want work.
Cons
Nothing!! Just personally have an episode of Lay Off and Company Re-Sizing. For those that knows me A2 Shift number for 3 years with me they now we make it happens. Lol!!
Advice to Management
All MGR are well prepared and vast of knowledge professionals.
Allergan 2018-11-08 02:14 PSTHelpful (4)
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"Support Specialist"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Allergan full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Concerned with employee health.
Paid time off to volunteer to charitable organization.
Good people while with Zeltiq prior to acquisition.Cons
Managements poor handling of acquisition and lay offs of nearly everyone that built and grew Zeltiq to what it was.
Expected to train replacements.
Lack of honest communications from Management to prior Zeltiq employees.
Refused to allow employees to work from home even though they have all the tools to do so.
Poor work life balance due to expected over time and horrible commutes.
Zero opportunity for growth within the position or in the company over all.
To many acquisitions in a short period of time led to weird cultural environment.
To much nepotism between management and subordinate favoritism.Advice to Management
Treat the employees you are requesting to train their replacements with respect.
Honesty goes a long way.
Be more liberal about allowing employees to work from home.
Work to create more opportunities for growth or advancement within the organization.
Care more about the employees you acquire your acquisitions.
Treat all employees equally.Allergan 2018-10-26 08:56 PDT![Allergan Logo]()
"I perform sterility testing on final products at the plant."
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Allergan full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Friendly co-workers, fun environment, always busy.
Cons
Management has changed multiple times.
Allergan 2018-10-08 06:48 PDT![Allergan Logo]()
"Principal Scientist"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Allergan full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
There is opportunity for career growth
Cons
Sometime the support for project success may not be fort-coming
Advice to Management
Put more effort on discovery within
Allergan 2018-10-15 10:37 PDT![Allergan Logo]()
"Quality Control Inspector"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allergan full-time (More than a year)
Pros
No strict schedule, work at your own pace. Good benefits
Cons
Hard to be heard by management, lot of pettiness between employees. People complain a lot and get carried away with it
Allergan 2018-10-07 16:11 PDT![Allergan Logo]()
"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allergan full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Flexible start time for commuters. Alternative work schedule.
Cons
Individual developing program needs work
Advice to Management
Promote opportunities to advance
Allergan 2018-09-19 19:19 PDT
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