Pfizer reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,722 total reviews)
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Albert Bourla

49% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 8,722 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pfizer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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9K reviews
3.0
Nov 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's still one of the largest and most respected pharmaceutical companies.

Cons

Very limited opportunities to continue working at Pfizer. I didn't feel like anyone outside of the group I worked in had any interest in talking to me about continuing to work for the company.

5.0
Nov 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is very innovative and often comes up with solutions to problems which have not yet been encountered. As I interend with them I remember recieving e-mails from Pfizer's R&D as well as other divisions. In previous jobs I remember low communication or poor decisions being made on a management level. While at Pfizer I was never dissapointed with an e-mail communication, often it seemed as if they knew exactly what issue or challenege that was on my mind and acted to on it before it created an issue. Pfizer also has very competitive pay and truly takes care of their employees, for a $46 Billion dollar company they do a great job of making workers feel valued. There was also a great feeling of independence in the role.

Cons

Company is very large and as a sales agent it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle if you desire constant one on one supervision or contact. There was also occasional misalignment between marketing and field force. Sometimes marketing may make great strides to launch a campaign and not value as much of the insight as what have may been valued that was offered by field force. There were not too many other downsides that I saw during my time with Pfizer. There could potentially be issues depending on what area or divisional manager that you are under as each have their own management style.

2.0
Oct 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The ability to bring life saving medicines to patients and physicians. All average over a million in samples to help those patients who truly need it. The opportunity for personal growth and financial stability no longer exists. With cuts occurring the third year in a row and having been assured it won't be happening--it just seems upper management doesn't really have a plan in place. Seems when one strategy works in one small area, it is rolled out to the entire field force--with disastrous and costly results. Since Bill Steere's retirement, Pfizer's management has been in scramble mode and has never had a clear vision.

Cons

Unfortunately this company no longer serves the patient, the physician, or those who work for it.

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