GSK reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(10,655 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

GSK has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 10,655 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GSK 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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3.0
Aug 20, 2008

fair compensation for the industry

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay and good benefits.

Cons

Over the years, I found the company to be less transparent with their directions in regards to marketing the products and long term plans with marketing and sales of the brands. With the many FDA related issues pertaining to our products in the last several years, I found the company to be less open with the reasonings behind their decisons and strategies. Being an ethical pharmaceutical giant, head office has many policies on sales activites which regulates the sales staff in conducting business within the ethical pharma guidelines. However, these policies were not being followed by the staff mainly because pressures from the competition within and outside the company. The spirit of the ethical code is lost with the company.

2.0
Jul 11, 2008
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to apply science and engineering and a leader in the field. Attractive product pipeline when compared to the rest of the industry and the presence of a new CEO who will make change happen

Cons

Politics, Beurocracy. Takes too long to do anything and only those that brownose seem to suceed. Management is very retracted from the issues that cause us problems in production so there proposed solutions for better operational efficiency is somewhat blurred. R&D is not a productive environment compared to other companies that seem to do development far better than GSK

4.0
Jun 25, 2008
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

The senior management at the Northborough site was very intelligent and more than willing to share information with employees. The human resources department and senior management provided a good work/life balance. For example, flex time was offered, and an employee assistance program was provided. There were also a number of company sponsored events (e.g. a softball team, family outings) that were good for morale.

Cons

Compensation was generally below the level of other companies in the area. In a biotech hotbed like Massachusetts, it was difficult to retain employees when salaries were for the most part not competitive.

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