Costello Medical reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(105 total reviews)

Sophie Costello

87% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Costello Medical has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 105 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Costello Medical 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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105 reviews
3.0
Aug 18, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great staff benefits Friendly and welcoming culture Ability to travel across global offices

Cons

Workloads are far too high meaning it is engrained within the company culture to work overtime, you are expecting to work a set number of days per week on each project but this does not account for time spent in meetings/general admin/anything else that comes up. Given the attention to detail for the work is so high, it’s impossible to get everything done within a 7.5hr day!

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Costello Medical Response
3y
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoy our culture and the benefits offered. We also appreciate you raising the feedback about your workload and the way in which projects are planned; we recognise that due to the nature of our work, there will inevitably be periods of increased workload and that client demands can be high, but we want to ensure that unsustainable workloads are not the norm. Having periods to reset and recalibrate are really important. All colleagues are therefore encouraged to speak with their line manager, Division Head or the People team if they have concerns about their workload and we would encourage you to do so. Thank you again for taking the time to write a review.
3.0
Aug 28, 2024

Toxic and unsupportive.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Quite interesting and varied work.

Cons

Difficult if you don't fit into their mould and behind the smiles the managers were actually quite unsupportive, for example by setting you up to fail in projects if they don't like you. Other colleagues are quick to blame you for problems to make themselves look better.

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Costello Medical Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your time at Costello Medical. We are sorry to learn about your experience; please be assured that cultivating an inclusive and supportive environment is important to us and is one of our highest performing areas; 95% of colleagues were strongly satisfied, satisfied or somewhat satisfied with the support they receive in our 2024 UK Employee Survey. It is therefore disappointing to hear that this wasn’t reflected in your experience, and please be assured that this is not feedback we would expect to receive. If you would like to expand upon the feedback, please do not hesitate to get in contact. Thank you again for taking the time to provide us with your insights. We wish you every success in your future endeavours.
2.0
Dec 17, 2022

Poor work life balance

Recommend
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Pros

•Good name to have on CV which helps when looking to work elsewhere •Junior staff are really friendly

Cons

Terrible work life balance! A lot of the entry level employees are stressed and overworked but don’t feel like they can bring this up with their managers. I believe this is something senior management are aware of and take advantage of.

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Costello Medical Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback about your experience at Costello Medical. We are sorry to hear of your concerns about your previous workload; we recognise that due to the nature of our work, there will inevitably be periods of increased workload and that client demands can be high, but we want to ensure that unsustainable workloads are not the norm. Having periods to reset and recalibrate are really important. For this reason, we actively encourage all colleagues to speak with their line manager, Division Head or the People team if they have any concerns because there are steps we can take to support you. Please be assured that it is taken seriously when colleagues do so, and certainly not taken advantage of, and recent Employee Survey results show that over 86% of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that their line manager supports their wellbeing. Fostering a supportive and friendly environment is very important to us, and so we are sorry to hear that this was not your experience. Thank you again for taking the time to review your experience at Costello Medical.
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