Culture & leadership needs severe help - Anonymous employee Gilead Sciences Employee Review

1.0
4 June 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

R&D is pretty cool. Lifesaving medications being developed. Because they don't typically invent it, they buy it, but nonetheless they are saving lives. Has the potential to be a cool company.

Cons

Decision making process is awful. Supervisors need significant training to manage people. There is a do it right the first time or be fired on the spot mentality which does not foster growth or trust. It is a very backstabbing, passive aggressive culture. People are not direct. The M&A process is not transparent even to the people who help make it happen. Diversity and inclusion is on paper only and is not practiced in the company. Everyone is scared of everyone.

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Pros

-The only pros are the amazing benefits - probably the best 401K I've seen as well as the highly competitive salaries.

Cons

-Lack of culture is a growing and rampant issue - there is a very high level of favoritism -Micromanagement from senior leadership - instances occuered where they essentially forced an employee to resign and not directly fire him/her just so that they wouldn't have to pay severence package, etc. Managers want to just make themselves look good and make it clear that your only job is to acf as if they are God's gift to this messed up planet. -Lack of proper communication and frequent unnecessary team meetings held which are a waste of time and do not accomplish any desirable results.

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