Vision Zero... Success - Sales & Marketing Lonza Employee Review

2.0
Jun 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good vacation and benefits package. Friendly colleagues, people socialize both in and out of work environments. Free coffee/soda in the break room?

Cons

Pays below industrial average. Senior management is disconnected, especially in Switzerland. Corporate reallignment is commonplace, leading to poor morale and insecurities about positions. Many people don't know what they are supposed to be doing and just try to look busy, but those who do have set projects are over worked and under paid. Opportunities for advancement are limited. If you work in a lab, good luck ever progressing far without an advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.), in the corporate side it is a little easier, but you have to have someone willing to push for you. Relocation benefits are a joke. Corporate sets unrealistic goals for meeting bonus requirements (ex: having one severe outlyer year statistically, but basing new expectations much further than that one statistical annomaly.) They use this as a way to save face while screwing everyone.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Take careful consideration and be transparent with the supervisors if you're still exploring, as it's not an entry-level job that can hire and train new people at a fast pace all the time (I'm comparing this to retail and fast-food places, though). I live an hour away and work night shift, 7 pm to 7 am, thus the total amount of hours away from home is 14 hours. Please consider your mental endurance as well as your physical endurance for the night shift, as this job requires you to be on your feet, think critically, and can challenge one's work-home life balance.

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