Overworked. Bully culture. Don't work for Health Economics! - Health Economist ICON Employee Review

1.0
Feb 19, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- pleasant work friends but only within your level of seniority - site facilities - training opportunities and courses at start of joining

Cons

- no career progression at all - open bully policy which includes members of senior management. Talking about colleagues behind their backs verbally in an open office or via Lync messages (often accidentally to the person being talked about!) - leads put in charge with no management experience - colleagues often witnessed having breakdowns due to the immense ever increasing unrealistic work load that leads put onto analysts. Then they bully them for being able to deliver - no respect for colleagues of lower seniority

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5.0
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Pros

Great work culture. Really nice management

Cons

It's hard to move up in the career ladder from within.

4.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Strong Leadership, Fair/Average compensation, Thrive Program (company strives to keep you employeed as Sponsor reallocations occur)

Cons

HR is very hands off. It is very difficult to speak to anyone. Not simple to call and ask a question. Everything has to go through a portal. This is challenging when there is time sensitive needs. They make it work but in my opinion, this is a 'con'.

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