Enforced limitation of no more than 10% promotions/year - Anonymous employee AstraZeneca Employee Review

4.0
12 Apr 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

stable dependable work, opportunity to help others, opportunity to learn a lot about the biotech business.

Cons

fairness matters more than talent, extreme limitations on promotions and focus on fairness means that high performers are forced to "wait their turn" or look other places for career advancement. Even with 10-20% turnover, thies means promotions once every 7-8 years.

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Pros

The page is friendly to make an application.

Cons

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