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Medicus Research

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This company is having severe problems - Anonymous employee Medicus Research Employee Review

1.0
26 Feb 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most people were really nice people working in a difficult situation. If you are still in college or have some kind of history that makes finding work difficult, this might be a good place to bolster your resume for a time as it looks good on paper.

Cons

I hate to write a negative review, but I feel I was somewhat "tricked" into joining on just out of school, and I would like to warn other naive people like myself that this is a bad opportunity. Although the field is strange (CRO for dietary supplements) I thought it was a legitimate job with a salary and benefits and I agreed to join after they made a better salary offer (the first offer was very very low, but after refusing they offered a low but acceptable salary). I found (by looking at Yelp actually) that Medicus is associated with another company who has been failing to pay their study group participants, so before I joined I called to ask if this was affecting payroll and was told by two people that it was not. I later found that this was at least misleading (if not an untruth) and the company cannot support their payroll in a way that directly affects employees. Here are the problems I had getting paid: - I stayed on for approximately 2 months and I was paid late (10 to 14 days late if I recall) on every single paycheck (which were due twice a month) - About 10 employees told me "this is how it is", and late payment was completely routine although highly resented - After resigning, my final check bounced and I had to contact them several times to get the money wired to my account. They did deliver this eventually, but the process of mailing, receiving, depositing, bouncing etc took about a month. - Although "health benefits" were offered in my cover letter, health coverage for the company had lapsed and nobody was covered for nearly the whole time I was there. When I asked for updates about my benefits, I was put off again and again until I had left, leaving a 2 month gap in my coverage.

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5.0
23 Feb 2021
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CEO approval
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Pros

They have my back-great communication

Cons

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4.0
27 June 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The best part of working at Medicus Research is the industry we are operating in (natural health products and innovative technologies) and the people who work here. The company attracts the most talented people from diverse backgrounds (some move from other states and countries to work here). The company keeps its employees because the people who work here are respected for their skills and have opportunities to not only fulfill the goals of the company, but their own career goals, as well. The company attracts the best people from around the world and keeps them. This is a period of huge growth in this industry and for Medicus Research in particular. We must be doing something very right.

Cons

The company is growing rapidly, so we are very busy. I suppose that's a good thing, actually.

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