Too much Favoritism - Anonymous employee Baxter Employee Review

2.0
Oct 26, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is pretty decent. However, the work is redundant and hard to do for 12 hours straight.

Cons

Favoritism will always out weigh experience and qualifications. Makes it difficult to move into the position you are qualified for because of the favoritism. A position is usually filled with their friends or buddies before it is even posted. Non working, unreliable employees get moved up easily because departments want rid of them. The hard working employees get stuck there because the assistant supervisors can just walk around talking since the workers can do it all without supervision.

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Cons

Workplace Culture: The internal team environment can be highly toxic, fragmented, and lacking in genuine support or positive morale. There is an over-rotation on pointing out negativity rather than fostering constructive or collaborative growth. Management Style: There is a noticeable disconnect in leadership, with heavy systemic pressure and a cultural noise that can be difficult to navigate if you are not isolated from the main hubs. The level of micromanagement is exceptionally high, which stifles individual autonomy. Furthermore, cross-border or cross-functional communication with team members in other countries is heavily restricted and actively frowned upon, creating unnecessary operational silos.

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