Don't make this mistake - Anonymous employee IQVIA Employee Review

2.0
9 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Bright developers. Extremely intelligent and nice VP.

Cons

Quantity over quality -- the Seattle branch grew from 30 to over 200 devs in two years. A manager was favoring a large number of bugs as a means to convince upper management that more employees need to be hired. Worst ever location -- far from most suburbs in the greater Seattle area, at zero altitude and feet-close to a heavy cargo railway that provides plane parts to a airplane manufacturer. Traffic is clogged and if you don't leave work at 3:30PM or 7:30PM your commute home takes hours. When it rains (and it does most of the time in Seattle) streams of water pour down to this location. Should you try to walk up the hill to take a bus, you will be pacing knee-deep in water. Some devs left the company due to its unreachability. Years ago the company was nominated as one of the best place to work in WA. In the latest Best Places To Work in WA, they are not among the first 300 companies.

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Pros

Resources and access to good studies to be successful in research, immediate PTO benefits, 401k match.

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Great pay initially, especially after negotiating. People are very smart and willing to meet for networking and learning opportunities. Flexibility and work life balance is by far the best perk - especially since many roles are fully remote.

Cons

Merit raises have been subpar the last 4 years and do not come close to keeping with inflation, consistently the company cites great EBITDA growth but that never is shown in bonuses nor merit raises despite receiving “exceeds expectations” ratings. Parental leave is a nominal. Very easy to get “lost in the sauce” of such a large company.

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