Disappointing Experience - Anonymous employee Medela Employee Review

1.0
29 May 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The only pro I can think of is that I formed some friendships I value greatly in my life.

Cons

First, I want to acknowledge that Medela's products serve an essential role in the community and help a lot of mums. Medela has good quality products that have been through a lot of R&D. Unfortunately, my entire working experience at Medela was one of the saddest times in my professional career; I noticed my mental health quickly declined from being in a toxic environment. I experienced a gatekeeper girl boss with passive aggressiveness, and I was constantly walking on eggshells trying to figure out the day's mood. I noticed favouritism amongst some managers and then unethical and discriminatory behaviour towards others, and team collaboration was non-existent. Thankfully, I found a fantastic job elsewhere with a boss who has become a supportive mentor to me. I am slowly regaining the confidence that Medela took away from me. I still have personal trauma from this job, but I hope to put this behind me. I don't need HR from Switzerland to copy and paste a response. If you cared, you would look deeper into why so many people have left the company instead of putting it down to another 'disgruntled employee'.

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Medela Response
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We are sorry the experience you had did not align with our values. Know that each review here is read individually and responses are personalized to each situation. Although you have already left Medela, know that we take claims of discriminatory behavior very seriously. Due to the anonymous nature of this review, we are unable to take additional action based on this comment alone. However, if you’d like to contact our HR department, we are happy to address your concerns confidentially. Thanks! Medela Employee Experience Team

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