Pharmavite LLC reviews about "upper management"

1- Room for growth- there is not a clear path for growth for certain departments, which can make it frustrating if one is thinking in a long term career path. 2- Limited processes - Some department have more robust process than others and there is opportunity for all HQ department to align.

revolving door for sneering leadership. Way to many levels of upper management

Top down decision making, too many upper management positions, values not practiced, no career growth opportunities. Toxic work culture full of fear. I know of several employees who have gone to HR about upper management verbal abuse, only to be retaliated again with PIPs. Those who went through this were eventually forced out. Divisive CEO whose politics is blatantly obvious to the employees, and will pick and choose who and what to support based on his political leanings.

High performers are taken for granted and will eventually burn out. Although pay is competitive for what your title is, it falls short of what will be asked of you. The executive team, HR, and most of upper & middle management are completely out of touch and/or unconcerned about the dismal morale that most people are experiencing there. If you’re considering joining Pharmavite, especially at West Hills, expect to be overworked and under-recognized...and know that you’ll most likely have to leave the company if you ever want to advance in your career. Rarely do people get promoted from within despite the award winning Vital Leadership program that HR has instituted. It's a great program, but management doesn't apply it as intended. Over the last couple years, I conveyed to management and HR on multiple occasions that several people on my team (myself included) had been working above and beyond our job descriptions for far too long and that it was unsustainable...sadly no action was ever taken, so it forced my hand to look elsewhere and leave. Also, be aware that there are 50 years worth of self imposed processes that slow everything down. And because there has been so much turnover in the last year, nobody knows how any of it works. The chaos will only get worse in the coming years due to the new over-complicated PLM software they’re implementing. And if you’re looking for a marketing position, know that decisions are made based on fear in that department. The CMO and CEO have both instilled so much fear over the last couple years that everyone is deathly afraid of how they’ll react to anything and everything. It’s really sad...I never imagined writing a review like this. I had such high hopes when I joined Pharmavite, but it was a painful place to work, particularly since mid 2019...which is saying a lot considering how well the company has done during Covid.

-Top down management without consultation from other groups and lower level employees. A good example of this is the move to an email archive for emails older than 3 months. No advanced warning from IT so that users could plan for this. Decisions made without understanding the nature of users' work and needs, especially remotely. The impact of this decision caused major inefficiencies, but nobody in upper management cares. -Limited advancement internally. Prefers external candidates. External candidates hired & moving from out of state use Pharmavite as a stepping stone to get another job in Los Angeles. -High turnover, especially in Marketing. Echoing other reviewers about Marketing turnover every 1-2 years. -If you are not subservient to management, expect a PIP. The company says to challenge ideas, but it doesn't practice what it preaches. -There are managers who have have been at the company for years and had multiple complaints from employees under them. The managers stay, the employees either leave or get fired. Talking to HR will just lead to a PIP and a reason for them to fire you. -CEO preaches "diversity" but is politically far-left, with moderates and conservatives not feeling welcomed. CEO follows the wokeness of other companies which is questionable. Lacks authenticity and comes across as virtue signaling. -Helpdesk is external non-employee and of no help. No incentive to help users and are looking to close a ticket.

Upper management turnover was high Japanese culture limit’s flexibility

No real CEO. Upper management is completely new and from all different companies like P&G and Kellogg so everyone wants to do things differently. No culture.