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    Allergan Reviews

    Updated September 14, 2017
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    Brenton L. Saunders
    146 Ratings

    771 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • Work life balance can be challenging when the work ramps up but the segregation of duties is still beneficial (in 46 reviews)

    • In general good benefits for the employees (in 45 reviews)

    Cons

    • Work life balance can be challenging at times but often temporary when employees are coming and going through change (in 36 reviews)

    • To many changes during last 3 years with upper management (in 35 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "HEOR Manager"

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      Current Employee - HEOR Manager
      Current Employee - HEOR Manager
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Allergan full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Global exposure, Helpful management, Tremendous potential to grow

      Cons

      Busy work schedule, Relatively lower pay

    2. "Territory Sales Representative"

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      Former Employee - Territory Sales Representative
      Former Employee - Territory Sales Representative
      Doesn't Recommend
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Allergan full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great benefits, company car, 401k matching,

      Cons

      Starting salary is basically the same for everyone, job security, big pharma, there is no heads up about restructuring

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    3. "Global project Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Allergan full-time

      Pros

      very good benefits, dedicated employees

      Cons

      very little opportunities and job security

      Advice to Management

      stay focus

    4. "Buyer Beware"

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      Former Employee - QA Technician II in Cincinnati, OH
      Former Employee - QA Technician II in Cincinnati, OH
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Allergan full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      More laid back than most other pharmaceutical companies. Supervisors listen to grievances and ideas.

      Cons

      Complaints department is atrociously small and understaffed, as a result responsibility are put onto others. Managers over supervisors give very little effort in maintaining quality Issues to QA department as well as packaging. Lower tier positions are expected to pull more weight yet receive very little in the way of compensation for their efforts.

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your supervisors and operators and actually take action not just listen for the sake of theatrics.

    5. "Great Company to work for."

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      Current Employee - Director, National Accounts in San Diego, CA
      Current Employee - Director, National Accounts in San Diego, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Allergan full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Products that make a difference, Good corporate culture, Opportunities to achieve your goals, multiple resources, and the employees.

      Cons

      Uncertainty in Healthcare and recent lay offs

      Advice to Management

      Continue to develop and mentor employees that wish to advance their careers

    6. "Great place to begin a career... but nowhere to go at Austin site"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Austin, TX
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Austin, TX
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Allergan full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Allergan as a whole has a great culture and takes their responsibilities to patients seriously

      Cons

      The Austin site does not have much upward mobility. Great place to start a career, but nowhere to go once you are done with a call center job, unfortunate. Also, staffing is always an issue. There are never enough teammates to get the job done - makes it difficult and stressful for teams to do their best work.

      Advice to Management

      Management should focus less on making easy blanket policy changes and instead consider each group and business unit individually. Different markets have different needs and different 'personalities'. If you really want world-class customer service, then those unique needs must be attended to.

    7. "A Great Experience"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Allergan full-time

      Pros

      Great pay, great benefits, great facilities.

      Cons

      There are always a few bad apples. Hopefully one of them will not be your boss.

      Advice to Management

      Pay careful attention to leadership abilities of Director level personnel.

    8. "Sr Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Allergan full-time

      Pros

      Good Benefits and great people

      Cons

      Can be hectic environment at times with all M&A

    9. "Sales rep"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Good benefits, week of Christmas shutdown, company car, health choices, company does a good job of trying to be fair with incentive comp plan.

      Cons

      Constant "restructuring", not all managers are equal, micro managing can be an issue, managers tend to act before they think sometimes...

      Advice to Management

      Trust your field reps more and listen to what they are telling you...

    10. "Busy position, sometimes difficult to juggle"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Allergan full-time

      Pros

      Dynamic company and fast pace.

      Cons

      Sometimes you get lost looking for the right person

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