Pretty Decent But Awkward - IT Associate Elanco Employee Review

3.0
Oct 8, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Straightforward mission: food protein and pet health Week-long paid company-wide shutdowns mid-year and between Christmas and New Year's, on top of normal vacation.

Cons

There's an evangelical Christian cabal at the top, so ambitious secular women should look elsewhere. Because the company was this relatively small division of the much larger Lilly for so long, I think it was able to create this homogenous and weird white-bred, christian culture, where there simply wasn't a lot of influx of non-Indiana, non-Christian blood. Now that it's a public company, it's subject to greater scrutiny and it's scrambling to implement D&I, which basically means promoting women, since that's easier than finding people of color willing to work in a sea of white foam. I think the eventual move to Indianapolis may help, but for now it's a pretty awkward phase, while still a decent company if you have the patience of Job.

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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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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
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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Expect to be firefighting constantly and frequently fighting against an aging facility and outdated processes.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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