3.0
3 Apr 2017
Current employee, more than 3 years
Foster City, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Good pay and benefits; Lots of work so you'll never get bored
Cons
Limited chances for career development. Management is clear that unless there is a business need to develop a new skill, forget about it. Most people get pigeonholed into doing one thing over and over, which on the plus side is efficient, but is also mind-numbing; Gilead claims to be a "pay for performance" company, however management has no clue who is doing what. I've seen people work 16 hour days and accomplish a tremendous amount of work, and I've seen people work 8 hour days and spend half the day socializing, but at the end of the year they end up with the same rating/bonus because management has no idea who is actually doing the work.