Great people and culture, always opportunities to take on high-exposure responsibilities.
Cons
Elanco has been through major corporate events in a very short span of time including major mergers and a spin-off. The pace can overwhelm some, but for others, it can be exactly what they're looking for.
Elanco Response
5y
Thanks for sharing. You're right, Jeff Simmons said once "Put your seatbelts on, we're not slowing down."
Plenty of great, passionate coworkers who work hard and collaborate. I had a lot of professional flexibility and my job was always interesting. Process teams on the manufacturing floor is a great system. Offsite resources, especially technical experts, are great.
Cons
Expect to be firefighting constantly and frequently fighting against an aging facility and outdated processes. No unified vision or clear prioritization from management. Misalignment between site leadership and upper/off-site management created sustained operational friction and stress for employees. Leadership turnover was frequent, contributing to ongoing instability. Because of all this, there was a super low morale and a feeling of widespread fatigue.
Inconsistent communication and decision-making standards contributed to a low-trust culture, including regular informal discussion of colleagues and unprofessional and sometimes intimidating behavior in meetings. Performance feedback and perceived value were highly dependent on shifting leadership dynamics rather than consistent, objective criteria. Employees could move from being strongly supported to heavily criticized with little change in actual performance. Although a nine-box review process was supposedly used, individual outcomes were not transparently shared with employees.
Onboarding and training for specialized roles were underdeveloped. Compensation was just fine for workload and scope of responsibility.