Disastrous Company; Toxic Culture; Rampant Nepotism - Clinical Research Associate Medpace Employee Review

1.0
Jul 13, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are looking for a career in clinical research, this company gives you the experience to get started

Cons

Where do I get started with the cons? They treat employees like trash. People are overworked and underpaid. The HR in the company is a joke. They had two rounds of layoffs citing the ‘pandemic’. It had no issues hiring literally the day after the layoffs happened. Hard working, star employees were let go. I had to laugh because some people who were spared from the layoffs were incompetent, unmotivated and did not want to work there in the first place. I am sure these decisions will prove fatal for the company in future. Nepotism is rampant. You will find similar last names in the upper management. Pay disparity is obvious. I could go on and on about the cons. Stay far far away!

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Medpace Response
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Wow! We’re very taken back and saddened by your thoughts of Medpace. In this uncertain time of COVID-19, Medpace, like a lot of businesses, has had to make some very difficult decisions. Although we had maintained our full workforce with full pay for the initial weeks of the various lockdowns, despite the fact that many of our positions cannot be performed if our campus is not open, unfortunately this is not a sustainable long-term option. It was a very difficult decision to release some of our on-campus staff, and we hope that the severance packages offered to them will help in part to sustain during a difficult economic time for everyone. We certainly understand the frustration and anxiety everyone has felt in this difficult time and we are confident that by working together we will get through this. We are starting to operate “business as usual” and are confident we will be able to continue our growth as the year continues. Certainly we understand your frustration about being selected for layoff and we wish you well in your future career.

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