Bayer reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(5,549 total reviews)
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63% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Bayer has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,549 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bayer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacêutica e biotecnologia industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
Nov 12, 2012
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent 401(k), nice time off packages, great pay. Company has a very in-depth intranet and info is accessible to all employees. Company seems to embrace technology. Company communicates good values system.

Cons

Individual authority is VERY limited - All decisions must be fed up the chain and approved by the CEO (i.e. additional headcount, capital spend, etc.) - even the VPs are not empowered to make $40k hiring decisions. Frustrating, slow-moving company with arthritic decision speed. Corporate culture is to work 24/7, recognition is for working "long hours" (read: weekends, evenings, holidays) vs. actually achieving anything. Also, company is extremely reluctant to take any risks at all, therefore communications are exceedingly slow. Org structure is constantly changing/restructuring - feels a bit like change for change's sake, as the changes aren't held long enough to measure true impact.

3.0
Nov 9, 2012
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

highly professional team (researchers) good people in general they are open for sharing knowledge in case employee has proactive attitude there are plenty of opportunities to grow and develop yourself

Cons

Declared values do not correspond real business practice Compliance policy when misunderstood what makes life of business people miserable Very slow decision making process which throw company back and behind competitors Administration just drive people demotivated German expats dominate

4.0
Nov 1, 2012
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast moving, high responsibility, aging work force with opportunity for younger professionals. In addition, the company benefits and concentration of treating the employee well far exceed my other past employers.

Cons

A strong German company that still values German employees over Americans and PhDs dominate the management. If you don not have the above listed attributes, your advancement will be limited.

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