Senior Managers look out for themselves when push comes to shove... leave while you can. - Anonymous employee McKesson Employee Review

1.0
21 June 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Large company Great talent in the front-lines Very dedicated and loyal employees who keep looking after the customers despite the moronic decisions coming down from the top

Cons

Huge political mess - in a recent lay off cycle managers saved their a**es while letting some of the top performers in the front-line go - this has had a big effect on customers - but who cares about customers in this company. Low morale all around in the ranks from front lines to upper middle-management No clear sense of direction or focused vision Top execs keep their eye on the stock price and cashing in their options payouts: and do everything possible to show high quarterly returns - at the expense of employees: Case in point #1: how can a company that is #15 on the Fortune 500 not even come close to the Fortune's 100 best companies to work for? Case in point #2: This company makes US$110Billion in 2010 with 36,000 employees, while the other big hitters in the top 15 of Fortune make similar revenues with 3 times more employees. What is wrong with that picture?

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Pros

1. relatively aloof culture for ICs to grow on their own 2. on and off few people are good 3. Actually consultants in india are better than some full time hires to work with. The h1bs in full time roles and some GCs/Americans are just 1 step away from unemployment line but there are some good quality consultants who can be directed well to bring in good work. Problem is lack of direction when middle management is just running after money.

Cons

1. top most management is clueless to what is going post the middle tier 2. middle tiers - VPs/SVPs/Directors and Sr. Directors are among the worst. Mostly cast offs from Consulting firms/Tech cos/Other Healthcare firms, this group has some of the worst, clueless folks who just think very narrowly about how to get rid of problems, maybe craft a story for higher ups. Get rid of this layer ( so called people management ) and co. could shine better on the work of ICs, decent software engineers and regular rank and file. 3. Main money maker distribution is different from tech group and the IT here is almost comical - 2 years ago in 2024 there were "directors" bringing AI agents with 90% hallucination .. I mean that has got to be an industry first!

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McKesson Response
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Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We are committed to creating a positive work environment and are disappointed to learn that we fell short. We are taking your feedback seriously and are making efforts to address the concerns raised. Please feel free to reach out for a more in-depth discussion.
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