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Bristol Myers Squibb

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Toxic culture has taken over - Scientific Associate Director Bristol Myers Squibb Employee Review

3.0
Jan 21, 2024
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Pros

In the past they were very good about funding the bonus pool.

Cons

The culture that was brought along with the Celgene acquisition is very toxic. There is a lack of transparency, excessive number of micro-managers, and independent thinkers are not appreciated. They have many initiatives that aim to empower employees but very few of the managers truly embrace the foundations of the initiatives. The most toxic managers make sure that they either hire people that are not smarter than them or people that will be "yes" men/women. The toxic management practices are causing people to leave the company when they had no intention to leave prior. Some have been so exhausted by it such that they are walking away from the field altogether.

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

Super laid back. Just complete your task and you should be good

Cons

They recently moved to hybrid

2.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Interesting work that brings new medicines addressing unmet medical needs. Working with a group of highly skilled and knowledgeable people Allowing requests to be laid-off with generous severance enabling early retirement if so desired.

Cons

Loss of experienced people leading to loss of institutional knowledge and expertise at getting things done right the first time. Many new folks learning their jobs. Continuous budget cuts and layoffs - good news is established folks can request layoff and retire early WORST huge errosion in medical benefits. 2025-2026 32% increase in cost of single person high deductible insurance. Huge increase in allowable billable cost for the same cpt code services (eg. 2025 Dr visit $115 and same visit in 2026 $247). This change was hidden from employees until they went to the Dr and received their EOB bills. Company is managing loss of patents/revenue by hitting employee health care hard

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