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      Bayer

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      Bayer reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (5,547 total reviews)
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      Bill Anderson

      63% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Bayer has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,547 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bayer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      6K reviews
      4.0
      Dec 4, 2020

      no idea who is in charge

      Clinical development scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people, good culture, wonderful colleagues. Learned alot and made lasting friendships. Access to leadership used to be good., but culture changing. Salary and benefits are ok, but talent underutilized and very little opportunity for advancement.

      Cons

      Indecision and lack of leadership at SVP level and higher. No idea what is corporate strategy and too many make work projects that never go forward. Since it is a nice work environment, too easy to settle in and be rewarded for being an underachiever. If you don't mind being bored and constant mental masturbation exercises, work life balance is pretty good. Consequently company settles in a pattern of me too products and last to market Too much a tendency to leave people in the same role, and job titles do not effectively represent level of responsibility.

      3.0
      Oct 8, 2019

      Acquisition gone wrong

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Major global company, good benefits, good work life balance.

      Cons

      Very bureaucratic and European (title matters more than content), slow, poor research and understanding of US agricultural market and how consumers feel about the Monsanto brand. There will likely be a break up of the company in the near future causing further chaos and slowdown- it may be necessary though. I think at the moment most folks in the company are just sitting on their hands and waiting for the next 2-3 years. Many patents expiring in the next 2-3 years but even programs meant to stimulate innovation are not being given the resources needed - the cost of litigating is higher priority right now.

      3.0
      Sep 24, 2019

      Monsanto changed everything

      Associate director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible work schedule great pay good benefits beautiful facilities open office

      Cons

      Flat org structure limiting High Potentials The recent Monsanto acquisition has completely changed the culture of the organization.

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