Great pay and benefits but toxic work environment - Senior Scientist Pfizer Employee Review

1.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent pay and benefits, culture on-site was great before the two rounds of layoffs in 2023.

Cons

No HR oversight on-site, and HR is difficult to reach when needed. Two significant layoff rounds in a single calendar year were poor for morale. Some inexperienced managers demonstrated extremely unprofessional behavior, bordering on abuse, and should not have been in their roles. Culture of cronyism and incompetence among some of the employees who have worked there for decades was revealed following layoffs of >50% of the site. Toxic work environment with poor work-life balance for the final 8-9 months before the site was shut down.

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5.0
May 20, 2026
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Pros

Very good work culture and very easy going.

Cons

Not enough work to do as an intern/co-op

3.0
May 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Most coworkers were exceptional. - A few were terrible to work with including management. - Pay was good and be benefits were good. - Pfizer also pays a lump sun of salary as contribution to 401(k) every year in addition to matching contributions. - Close to 4.5 weeks vacation with the option to buy more unpaid vacation for cheap.

Cons

- Will be expected to pick up coworkers slack. - Constant layoffs. - Myself and multiple colleagues were lied to about promotions so we wouldn’t leave the department. - Constant micromanagment. Worst I’ve ever experienced.

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