From Best in Area to Toxic Helpless Organization - Anonymous employee Biogen Employee Review

1.0
Aug 15, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are ok. Pay is ok although stagnant internally. Some good people remaining for now.

Cons

Micromanagement from managers who understand little. Disingenuous management who speaks in manner completely inconsistent with actions. Punitive and toxic culture. Performance failing as talent had fled poor decisions over last 5 years or more. Fraudulent leadership (HR at the center) taking advantage of good people. Too many Merck and Amgen imports who think too highly of those companies and brought the toxic, political realities (not recognizing that Biogen RTP HAS BEEN far better). Adu situation. Low raises for internal talent, HR meddling, taking talent base for granted, importing Merck/Amgen/BigPharma personnel, managing messaging rather than reality, numerous meetings over minutia and abstract nonsense, and a culture of losing. Biogen RTP 2021.

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Biogen Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed and constructive feedback. We’re glad to hear you value our competitive benefits, diverse career paths, and the opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues, as well as perks like our on-site amenities. We also sincerely appreciate your candid input on promotion timelines, and compensation. We recognize how important it is to reward high performance, remain competitive in the market, and provide efficient tools that enable our teams to do their best work. These are areas we continue to evaluate and improve through ongoing reviews of our talent processes, compensation programs, and technology investments. Your insights and suggestions are incredibly valuable as we evolve, and we encourage you to continue sharing feedback to help us strengthen the employee experience and support long-term growth and success. Any additional feedback you can provide related to your experience is always helpful. You can do so confidentially by emailing talentfeedback@biogen.com. - Maria, HR
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