Pfizer: Top down, micro Managerial woes - Anonymous employee Pfizer Employee Review

4.0
22 July 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Ultra competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, opportunity for advancement, and a CEO who I believe is heading the company in the proper direction.

Cons

Littered with a number of old "Big Pharma" top down micro Managers, so be careful during the interview process and ensure you ask the right qquestions relative to the attributes you find important in the person you report to. Pfizer has outstanding talent in their respective fields, but that talent does not translate to sound Managerial skills, and with little to no Management training offered, the company seemingly promotes based on the technical knowledge of a candidate as opposed to recognizing the critical skill sets that translates to Managerial success.

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Cons

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3 June 2026
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Pros

A good amount of remote monitoring, which depending on how you view can be a positive.

Cons

Changing systems and inconsistent standards are applied to people. There are many differing models that often muddy how you are supposed to do your job, especially when other staff members don't quite understand. How do you interface with the changing models? There tends to be a lot of blame and foisting of responsibilities. Sometimes you can become overburdened with a lot of work, where people do not respect your time and think that their tasks should take priority. It is possible to be contacted late at night with work to do and then be criticized the next day for not being able to keep up.

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