Stay Away From Gilead - Terrible Employee Experience - Anonymous employee Gilead Sciences Employee Review

1.0
11 July 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Foster City has a beautiful campus.

Cons

Leaders are volatile and explosive, the culture allows for them to disrespect and demean employees/contractors. HR leads the charge on treating people terribly, HRBPs and Executive Assistants leaking privileged employee situations to anyone who will listen. No leadership training or development - it doesn't matter how you do your job only how much you kiss up to the leaders. They promote the person who sucks up the most not the person who performs the best. They like to say that relationships are key to success but what they mean to succeed its all about who you know and how well you play their game. Don't let them bribe you with a good salary - you will be miserable within a month.

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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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