Lost its way - Senior Consultant Elanco Employee Review

1.0
Feb 4, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

None at present, the environment is not great to work in.

Cons

The company has lost its way and is losing its talent daily. Since its separation from Lilly, it talks about values but does not role model. It treats its employees as dispensable. The setting up of a central hub in Poland to outsource activities to cut costs has led to a hub run by lots of people that do not understand pharma and all like to call themselves Managers. Long term this will lead to mistakes and inefficiencies that will cost even more. Lots of tired and disgruntled employees due to high workload and constant headcount cuts and reorganization leading to zero talent development which is not a high priority for senior management. Too much focus on sales. R and D and manufacturing are treated like a poor relation. Too much US centric control has led to other groups in the organisation not being able to speak up. If they do speak up then you probably won't see that person again within a few weeks. Senior management not good at taking feedback. All the positive communication is just for show, it is not lived by the organization. Lots of people moving to other competitors due to the toxic environment which has evolved.

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5.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

Management listens to their emoloyees. Great benefits.

Cons

Old equipment. Lots of forced ot for hourly employees

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Elanco Response
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We appreciate your positive feedback regarding management and benefits. At Elanco, we are dedicated to the wellbeing of our employees and are always looking for opportunities for improvement - we thank you for your feedback!
2.0
Feb 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of great, passionate coworkers who work hard and collaborate. I had a lot of professional flexibility and my job was always interesting. Process teams on the manufacturing floor is a great system. Offsite resources, especially technical experts, are great.

Cons

Expect to be firefighting constantly and frequently fighting against an aging facility and outdated processes. No unified vision or clear prioritization from management. Misalignment between site leadership and upper/off-site management created sustained operational friction and stress for employees. Leadership turnover was frequent, contributing to ongoing instability. Because of all this, there was a super low morale and a feeling of widespread fatigue. Inconsistent communication and decision-making standards contributed to a low-trust culture, including regular informal discussion of colleagues and unprofessional and sometimes intimidating behavior in meetings. Performance feedback and perceived value were highly dependent on shifting leadership dynamics rather than consistent, objective criteria. Employees could move from being strongly supported to heavily criticized with little change in actual performance. Although a nine-box review process was supposedly used, individual outcomes were not transparently shared with employees. Onboarding and training for specialized roles were underdeveloped. Compensation was just fine for workload and scope of responsibility.

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