Run the other way - Anonymous Moderna Employee Review

1.0
Aug 8, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Money and benefits - Thanks for the 3x/week happy hour I'll need it to distract me from our tanking stock price

Cons

- The building has been on fire for 4 yrs and everything is needed on an ASAP basis (CEO keeps reminding us that people are dying) - Not enough resources to do the job your boss is asking you to do on the timeline that your boss promised it to the EC - Senior members of the company think it's appropriate to outwardly criticize and condemn their direct reports to others (including for being on parental leave) - Related: general vibe that having a kid and taking parental leave is an annoyance - You're gifted more responsibilities because people leave without replacing headcount (cost savings am I right) but forget about seeing your paycheck or title increase accordingly - Everyone has a quick question that needs an ASAP response so productivity is always being disrupted - No opportunities to grow in the organization (despite consistent excellent EOY reviews) and zero transparency on how to be promoted (HR thinks its better to have that flexibility) - Public shaming for expressing views contrary to mgmt (note to self: drink the kool-aid and live the mindsets) - No accountability from mgmt on tanking stock price (recent townhall "we planned for this") - Constantly providing feedback through surveys but no action is taken (example Glint Surveys) - Favoritism abound! If you are a chosen one life is good and the keys to the kingdom will be yours

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Moderna Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We value the insights provided by our employees as they offer important data that helps us continue to enhance and strengthen our company culture. At Moderna, we acknowledge that we hold our employees to high standards. These expectations are set with the clear intention of fulfilling our mission to deliver the greatest possible impact to people through mRNA medicines. We believe that the dedication and commitment of our employees are key to achieving these goals. Moderna continually strives to create a positive and supportive work environment. Our employee benefits are designed to reflect this commitment, including our generous parental leave policies, which aim to support our employees during significant life events. Additionally, our performance review process is robust, involving multiple rounds of calibration to help ensure fairness and the opportunity for upward feedback, which we believe is critical to our growth as an organization. We sincerely regret that your experience may not have fully aligned with these efforts. We are particularly concerned by the issues you've raised regarding alleged inappropriate conduct We take such matters seriously and would very much like to understand your concerns in more detail via Moderna's Speak Up hotline - https://moderna.whispli.com/compliancehotline

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