Pay well, treats their employees like children - R&D Scientist AstraZeneca Employee Review

2.0
Feb 8, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay & benefits - aligned with other south-east of England based big pharmas for benefits, higher salaries than GSK for example

Cons

Values look great on paper - less so in practice Speak up culture in theory but beware if you do Treat their employees like children - no trust, little transparency in comms, etc. Office attendance monitoring is ridiculous - the sites are already over capacity and this is exacerbating every single issue like commuting, finding a desk, noise, basic amentities Senior leaders can do what they want without any consequences, employees cannot. No one is willing to have the uncomfortable conversations - ignore it and it might go away tactic.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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