good place to work - Anonymous employee Novartis Employee Review

4.0
28 Sept 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

good work life balance, good benefits, flexible work arrangements, overall stable steady place to work. Management communicates with employees often. Some diversity.

Cons

difficult to explore career potential, pay not good, advancement slow, work environment can be stressful, a lot of bureaucracy like most large companies, constant changes in management and structure, layoffs

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Pros

Pays pretty well in comparison to similar jobs in the market

Cons

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