No work/life balance, Dysfunctional leadership - Senior Web Developer/Software Engineer McKesson Employee Review

2.0
4 May 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Immediate colleagues (people doing the actual work) are extremely supportive, intelligent and kind - Opportunities to learn current web technologies

Cons

- Unrealistic deadlines and micromanagement - Artificial stress imposed on every team, leading to complete burnout - Leadership is full of empty words and no accountability - Leadership prioritizes pushing features out way too fast instead of quality and stability - Waterfall development culture - Leadership does not consult with or listen to employees - Little to no back-filling of positions, but work demands continue to increase - Very little room for career growth - Entire division now 100% remote, but no home office assistance or utility/internet bill stipend available - Yearly pay increases of 1% or 2% don't come anywhere near keeping up with inflation

Explore other reviews about McKesson

5.0
26 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule Good leadership Supportive team

Cons

Hard to move up Customers can be difficult

1.0
3 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. relatively aloof culture for ICs to grow on their own 2. on and off few people are good 3. Actually consultants in india are better than some full time hires to work with. The h1bs in full time roles and some GCs/Americans are just 1 step away from unemployment line but there are some good quality consultants who can be directed well to bring in good work. Problem is lack of direction when middle management is just running after money.

Cons

1. top most management is clueless to what is going post the middle tier 2. middle tiers - VPs/SVPs/Directors and Sr. Directors are among the worst. Mostly cast offs from Consulting firms/Tech cos/Other Healthcare firms, this group has some of the worst, clueless folks who just think very narrowly about how to get rid of problems, maybe craft a story for higher ups. Get rid of this layer ( so called people management ) and co. could shine better on the work of ICs, decent software engineers and regular rank and file. 3. Main money maker distribution is different from tech group and the IT here is almost comical - 2 years ago in 2024 there were "directors" bringing AI agents with 90% hallucination .. I mean that has got to be an industry first!

1
avatar
McKesson Response
1mo
Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We are committed to creating a positive work environment and are disappointed to learn that we fell short. We are taking your feedback seriously and are making efforts to address the concerns raised. Please feel free to reach out for a more in-depth discussion.
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All