Cordx Reviews

2.0

20% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

21% positive business outlook

Cordx has an employee rating of 2.0 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Cordx employee rating is 43% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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41 reviews
1.0
21 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

• Opportunity to work across multiple functions • Fast-paced environment with exposure to different business areas • Colleagues at the operational level are generally supportive

Cons

• Management lacks clear structure, resulting in disorganised workflows and frequent changes in priorities • Business direction and expectations are often unclear, making it difficult to align and execute effectively • Absence of standard operating procedures (SOPs), leading to inconsistent processes and inefficiencies • Limited transparency in decision-making and communication from leadership • Responsibilities are delegated without proper briefing or context, yet accountability is pushed downward when outcomes do not meet expectations • Feedback is often indirect and discouraging, which can negatively impact morale and confidence • Limited sense of ownership at leadership level, with execution risks frequently shifted to subordinates

1.0
19 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing colleagues who suffer together and occasionally share dark humor to survive the day. That's literally it.

Cons

Constantly shifting SOPs create daily confusion and endless finger-pointing. Management flips priorities without warning, then acts surprised when earlier tasks fall behind. Brilliant strategy. Processes feel deliberately inefficient, with accountability pushed entirely downward while leadership dodges responsibility like it's contagious. They cherry-pick only positive customer feedback; negatives vanish. Employee achievements are ignored while minor errors are magnified and memorialized. Work-life balance is nonexistent. After-hours messages and weekend calls are routine, overtime is expected and unpaid, yet they hype the exact contractual end time like it's a generous perk (it's not). Office politics dictate who gets favored, until the next crisis phase. Pay is well below market rate while expecting top-tier performance. Promised bonuses or increments rarely materialize with no meaningful performance rewards. HR functions more as an extension of senior leadership than a neutral support function—zero impartiality, highly unprofessional, and overly focused on surveillance (including frequent CCTV "reminders"). More of a PA to the management. Decisions bottleneck through a single key person, guaranteeing delays. Micromanagement is extreme: even tiny tardiness gets deducted from your time, but extra hours vanish without trace. Regular mandatory rituals like repetitive handwritten company value exercises and non-value-added weekend meeting sessions just waste time and drain morale instead of building anything useful. No investment in basic workplace essentials: no proper drinking water dispenser, inadequate cooling in a humid environment, outdated and broken equipment for daily operations. They interview candidates from competitors primarily to extract information, with little to no real hiring intent. Primary for free intel. Management openly preaches that "everyone is replaceable," which shows in the constant high turnover. New faces come and go quickly. Job roles have zero boundaries: regardless of your title (sales, marketing, etc.), you're pulled into unrelated operational work whenever needed. Multiple tracking tools and daily updates to managers still lead to claims of "no idea what you've been doing." Classic gaslighting. Overall shady, opaque processes, zero real career growth, and employee welfare at rock bottom. Don't apply unless you want a crash course in dysfunction from day one.

1.0
14 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The entry-level staff are great. Everyone tries to help each other get through the hard times together.

Cons

High Turnover and Job Security: In my 18 months there, I saw 17 people leave. Our office only ever had 15 people at any one time. One person even got fired after only two days. Another staff member was terminated just because she wouldn't cancel her personal overseas trip when they suddenly told her she was needed in the office that week. Salary and Compensation: The pay is way below the market rate. Even though I wore many hats and did things outside my job scope, the pay raise was laughable. I even had to request the raise myself. Management Style: The company is run like an SME with zero SOPs. Management micromanages everything and uses CCTV to watch what you are doing. They even track how long you take for breaks. If something goes wrong, they blame the staff and never take responsibility for their own decisions. Work-Life Balance: There is no respect for your time. You are expected to answer messages and pick up calls after-hours, even on weekends or when you are on leave. Office Environment and Resources: They refuse to invest in people or basic tools. Multiple people have to share one Adobe license, so you have to wait for others to log out. There is no training. The production room gets as hot as 31 degrees, but they won't provide extra cooling. Broken Promises: They talk about "big visions," but can’t even provide a water dispenser after 1.5 years. You have to walk 5 minutes to the building's nursing room to get drinking water. If you take too long, get ready to be scolded. Job Scope and Fairness: You will be asked to do things totally outside your job. Marketing staff have to pack test kits in the production room. The QC executive has to manage all the company ISO13485 documents. Also, favoritism is real—people the manager likes are always protected. Be careful of the manager's "spy". Unprofessional Practices: Business directions change based on whims with no evidence to back them up. Commission schemes feel shady. (Salespeople, clarify your commission rates and do have themin writing. They have many complicated unwritten "policies" that can drop your commission substantially.) They even call people for interviews with no plan to hire them, just to try and get info about other companies.

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