Overworked staff, terrible management - Material Handler Baxter Employee Review

1.0
May 14, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Can quickly move up the ladder from entry level position because staff frequently leave.

Cons

Awful work/life balance Management has no regard for employees Revolving door for most staff HR department is less of a resource for help and more attentive to water cooler gossip Benefits get stripped more each and every year

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Baxter Response
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Thank you for your review. We are so sorry to read of your sub-optimal experience during your time as a material handler. We strive incredibly hard here to make every employee experience a positive one, we're not sure when you left Baxter, but we shall be sure to relay this back to the team. Whilst there will always be fluctuations depending on patient requirements, work-life balance at Baxter is important. We wish you all the best for the future.

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Cons

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