AstraZeneca reviews

Where to start. 1. Senior leadership are deeply incompetent. They don't know how clinical trials are run, and they are not interested in learning from people they consider below them. 2. Managers are only interested in maintaining their position, rather than actually supporting employees. 3. Bullies at all levels of seniority and in all functions are supported and empowered, while the people/teams they bully are consistently told to suck it up. 4. Leadership hire other people like them (so more people with little to no industry experience). They then try to gaslight employees saying these people are qualified to lead (they are not). 4. Employees are monitored, and office attendance for at least 3 days a week is mandatory, regardless of where you live/how long your commute is/what promises you were made at the time of hire. They actually track you. If your attendance is low, your bonus gets curtailed. 5. There is no interest in mentoring and developing employees, or in supporting their growth. 6. If you try to stand up to the system, they will turn you in the bad guy and systematically destroy your mental and physical health, regardless of how good a job you are doing. Do yourself a favour...avoid this company like the plague. Any competitor is bound to be better.

Where do I start?? Mandatory attendance 3 days a week for UK, US and Sweden employees, Attendance is tracked and monitored through IP address logs that are checked against badge logs. Failure to adhere impacts your bonus. You'll need your manager to confirm on a dashboard that still doesn't exist (despite the rule having been in place since 1 Jan) if you are travelling or offsite or have a cold and are concerned to infect your coworkers, so that these days don't get counted as unauthorised WFH. As a result, offices are busy with people on calls all day (bring your noice cancelling headphones). All done in the spirit of collaboration, of course. Not many roles in the usual hubs any more, hiring is focused overseas. Don't expect much career growth if you are not prepared to work from a location where staff is cheaper. If you want to emigrate to India, Astrazeneca if for you.