Needs to be more transparent with their issues - Anonymous employee Moderna Employee Review

1.0
Aug 6, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people you meet and some of the benefits

Cons

If you are considering working for Moderna, think long and hard before you sign. Moderna has some serious issues on their hand, that you need to consider before joining. One of their biggest issue, is that they aren't transparent and everyone hides their true intentions. example: Moderna had a freeze, and they held a meeting that prevented workers from transferring to other departments they interviewed for. Did Moderna tell anyone? No. HR and directors corroborated lies to tell people, "Sorry the position is closed", or "they went with an external candidate". If they aren't transparent with current workers, what else aren't they transparent about? The next big issue is the amount of people at Moderna going on medical leaves, due to stress and being burnt out. Someone please investigate this, because I know Moderna/HR won't look into this. The number of people taking medical leaves to due to stress is alarming. Moderna likes see themselves as fast paced, but the reality is that they are unorganized and chaoctic, which causes people to be frenzy, and they will claim that is their "culture". On the other hand, if you don't have a family, or a life, please work here.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on your experience. We take all feedback seriously and we are sorry to hear that your experience with HR and senior leaders did not meet your expectations. We are committed to providing opportunities for all of our employees to share their feedback and concerns and actively work towards improvements. If you are open to it, we would welcome the opportunity to connect with you privately to discuss your concerns and learn more about your experience. Alternatively, if you would prefer to share your feedback anonymously, we encourage you to take advantage of Moderna's speakup hotline - https://moderna.whispli.com/compliancehotline. Thanks again for sharing your feedback and helping us improve our culture.

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