Purpose-driven company with smart people - Consultant Elanco Employee Review

5.0
Jan 16, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-People who work here are smart and purpose-driven. Mentality of ownership and everyone is empowered. -Compensation and benefits are great for the area. Recently instituted 18 weeks maternity leave. 401k has dollar for dollar match and extra 3% end of year. -You can go into different areas that are interesting and the company will invest in you and cross train you. I started as a contractor and was eventually brought on the commercial side full time. -CEO is passionate and he even shares his cell number with all employees. Very smart and caring management.

Cons

-Bayer culture. Management on commercial has been taken over by incompetent Bayer leaders who think they are better than everyone and don’t listen or delegate. Elanco people were let go in the acquisition and not Bayer, leaving a lot of tension between the two different groups. -Diversity & inclusion are discussed, but don’t see leaders at the top to reflect this nor goals in middle management. The reason cited is that there isn’t a pool of diverse candidates at lower levels, but those candidates do join but don’t seem to stay. -Constant change, not for the weary of heart.

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5.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

Management listens to their emoloyees. Great benefits.

Cons

Old equipment. Lots of forced ot for hourly employees

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Elanco Response
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We appreciate your positive feedback regarding management and benefits. At Elanco, we are dedicated to the wellbeing of our employees and are always looking for opportunities for improvement - we thank you for your feedback!
2.0
Feb 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of great, passionate coworkers who work hard and collaborate. I had a lot of professional flexibility and my job was always interesting. Process teams on the manufacturing floor is a great system. Offsite resources, especially technical experts, are great.

Cons

Expect to be firefighting constantly and frequently fighting against an aging facility and outdated processes. No unified vision or clear prioritization from management. Misalignment between site leadership and upper/off-site management created sustained operational friction and stress for employees. Leadership turnover was frequent, contributing to ongoing instability. Because of all this, there was a super low morale and a feeling of widespread fatigue. Inconsistent communication and decision-making standards contributed to a low-trust culture, including regular informal discussion of colleagues and unprofessional and sometimes intimidating behavior in meetings. Performance feedback and perceived value were highly dependent on shifting leadership dynamics rather than consistent, objective criteria. Employees could move from being strongly supported to heavily criticized with little change in actual performance. Although a nine-box review process was supposedly used, individual outcomes were not transparently shared with employees. Onboarding and training for specialized roles were underdeveloped. Compensation was just fine for workload and scope of responsibility.

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