Great company to work for - if you work for them and not aren't a "temporary worker" who works there for years on end... - IT Analyst Bayer Employee Review

2.0
Oct 26, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

A company with a storied history both positive and negative, that treats it's permanent employees like valuable rare minerals. They're hardly ever terminated, always being transferred to another department if theirs is closed down etc. Promotions for permanent employees are a matter of course, due to those who simply do their job adequately for a period of time or those who are friends with someone higher up in the chain of command.

Cons

The "cons" are if you're one of the second class at BBTS, the contractors (pun intended). Also known as permatemps, many of them endure working the same tasks as permanent employees without benefits, no paid holidays, no sick days, no time and a half on holidays, no vacation, no wage increases, and no hope of advancement. Plus, you get to watch as the actual full time employees around you get the day off paid, making more than you do working that same day. That is of course until they come back on the next regular business day, only to look the other way some more when you walk by in the hall rushing for the scraps of the executives' catered food left on the kitchen counters. Sound like a place you'd like to work? My advice - run, and run fast!

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Better pay than other companies My team - full of hardworking and knowledgable individuals.

Cons

Leadership/Management - can be micromanaging at times and not a lot of guidance/resources being provided. Projects can change swiftly at Bayer, and most of the times there's no background context given. Work/life balance - asked to be "flexible" with schedule for last-minute requests, then criticized for having life/responsibilities outside of work. Also, these last minute requests reflect poor planning on management. Lack of team morale - seems like it's all work and not a lot of play. Burnout culture and not a lot of incentives to perform better.

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