Slowly turning into an average company. - Anonymous employee Novartis Employee Review

3.0
30 Jan 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits. Some smart coworkers. Pay is above average. The 401k match is excellent. Great to have a company car.

Cons

Management now treats all the employees like they are a number and no longer a person. It used to be a much warmer company. The company cars are now 4 cylinder compacts that can hardly get out of their own way. There is a stunning lack of information from senior management. They badly bungled the launch of the last few products and the pod system has resulted in too little accountability.

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