Don't walk... run! - Senior Director Bayer Employee Review

2.0
24 Sept 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Above average pay (Cambridge MA, USA site), great benefits, fulfilling purpose

Cons

The quality of management (performance, decision making, creativity, leadership skills) is rock-bottom. Decisions are glacially slow, and when they are made they are clumsy attempts at political maneuvering. A new quasi religious company culture initiative called Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) has been adopted that flattens the structure but leaves the same poor management in place. This flattening has removed direct reports and shuts off opportunity for promotion: it's a dead-end job for anyone hired or working at the Associate Director/Director level. Don't walk... run from this dumpster fire!

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Better pay than other companies My team - full of hardworking and knowledgable individuals.

Cons

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