Tris Pharma Reviews

2.9

45% would recommend to a friend

(128 total reviews)
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Ketan Mehta

49% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Tris Pharma has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 128 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Tris Pharma employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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128 reviews
1.0
8 May 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Mentally strengths you, so if you find yourself in a POW camp at some point - it will seem like a vacation...

Cons

I'm going to provide you with a realistic review of working at Tris Pharma, complete with actual facts (you know, those little pieces of knowledge that Tris fails to admit exist - like a Trump tax return). I served out my 3 year sentence and was finally released for early when the brainwashing and verbal beatings just stopped working. I don't know that I can describe in words what it is like to work for Tris, I would say it is something that needs to be experienced, but that's like saying one needs to experience drowning or burning alive. Sometimes you just have to believe its going to be unpleasant. Reading the past reviews, it is clear that the company has paid to have the positives ones written or more in line with Tris policy - forced employees to come to work on a federal holiday and write them for free. I do agree with the most recent review. This brings me to my first fact - turnover. Can you think of any other company that has a 90% plus turnover in management? and I'm talking senior management. These are successful people that have moved up the ranks at prestigious companies, some multiple billion dollar global organizations. For some reason, they just can't seem to or want to stay employed at Tris. Just so you don't think I'm making this up, here is just a partial list of the people who have come and gone at Tris over the last few years: Chief Scientific Officer Director of Finance Director of Supply Chain VP of Operations (1) VP of Operations (2) VP of Operations (3) VP of Quality (1) VP of Quality (2) Chief Business Officer Manager of Operations (1) Manager of Operations (2) Manager of Operations (3) Director of Quality Assurance Sr Manager of Compliance Sr Manager of Quality Control Supervisor Quality Control Supervisor Quality Control (2) VP of R&D (1) VP of R&D (2) Director of Method Development VP of Regulatory Sr. Manager of Regulatory Manager of Regulatory Manager of Packaging At least 8 purchasing employees - in a total group size of 3 Director of product Development VP of Sales VP Business Develpment Director of IT Manager of IT More operators, scientists, chemists, quality inspectors than I could possibly count. Now this is not a comprehensive list, but I can assure you it is factual. Can you think of any other organization in the world that can turnover this number of management positions in 4 years and still be successful? Keep in mind the company only had 50 - 200 total people during this time. Of course you can't. It isn't possible and that's why Tris isn't successful anymore either. Fact #2 - Sure things at Tris were going well for a while and the owner made a ton of money (fact #3 - check out the $10 million condo he bought last year in Miami, all while telling the employees that there is no money for raises or bonuses (again). Fact #4 - Take a look at Tris' partner Vernallis' stock. Went from $25 to $18 because of the poor FDA inspection Tris just had and an FDA letter they received, where their product was not approved. This comes as no surprise when you have an owner that is just about getting product out the door rather than assuring it is quality product. Hence all the recent recalls. Fact #5, #6, #7 - We have all seen foreign companies like this before and they always get what's coming to them. Tris is at that point. Tris is now in trouble with the FDA, its partners are not happy with them and will start leaving. The sales forces can't seem to get anything done and how can they with the shoe string budget they are given. Hard to sell $200 a bottle pills when you have to take customers to Bob's Big Boy for dinner. The worse employees will remain, the good ones have left or will leave. Talk to others in the pharmaceutical industry, they all know Tris and the CEO. Its like a red badge of courage to have put your time in and learned what not to do and how not to run a company. Soon they will have only the most incompetent people remaining and that will be the final straw in this long drawn out tragedy.... RIP

1.0
3 Mar 2018

Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great co-workers. This is the only saving grace.

Cons

Absolutely the worst company I've ever worked for. No sick days, you have to use your vacation days, no bonus, pitiful raises, no work from home days. 40 years in the work force and this is the only company that I quit without having another job to go to.

1.0
9 June 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I had a great supervisor and that was the main thing keeping me at this company before I left. I guess if I had to name another pro, it would be that there are lots of food options close by. And there is a camaraderie amongst many employees in the office that was nice to be involved with.

Cons

No career growth/limited ability to move up within the company because people are not promoted from within. You can work your butt off and never get recognized for your hard work, not even through bonuses. A $500 bonus is a disgrace, along with the industry-low salaries. The CEO of this company is absolutely disgusting. He bullies his employees and treats them like slaves. He has zero care for quality or safety. He is more concerned about getting the product out the door so he can make more money. The sad thing is, the upper management let him treat people this way and refuse to stand up. I am so glad I left and my CEO now is a breath of fresh air; one that actually takes the time to show his appreciation for his employees, no matter their position. He actually goes around and listens to everyone's concerns and truly cares about their well-being. This is something the CEO of Tris does not even have the capacity to do.

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