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Takeda Pharmaceuticals

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Great Compensation but little job satisfaction - Anonymous employee Takeda Pharmaceuticals Employee Review

3.0
29 Feb 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* Good Bonuses * Amazing Benefits, Compensation * Recruits good talent * Fun parties * Admirable Mission * If you get on the right team, this is indeed one of the best places to work * If you are someone with no ambition and likes to work as little as possible, you can get by with that here (is that a positive?) because of HR's conservative stance towards termination.

Cons

* If you get on the wrong team, this is a demoralizing place to work. * Get hired in at the position you want because promotions in some areas take a very long time. * Senior Management is disconnected from the day to day operations. * Promotions based on longevity rather than the best candidate. This is especially damaging when unqualified people are promoted to a management position. I've encountered some of the most immature, ineffective managers here. * Terrible physical space (loud, small cubes, low cube walls, sub standard computer equipment). If you are interviewing there, ask to see where you will be sitting. * People with no ambition and little desire to work can get by with that because of HR's conservative stance towards termination. This is demoralizing to those of us with high work standards.

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4.0
6 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great culture and opportunity to work alongside brilliant people. Work life balance is what you make it. Good opportunity to explore other areas and expand skills.

Cons

Things seem to get bottlenecked and there tends to be unclear expectations and lack of ability to use the skills you develop in new roles. Really hard to move up internally

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