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Sinking ship - Anonymous employee Prestige Brands Employee Review

1.0
Nov 18, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

3PM Fridays. Even if it means you have to come in on the weekend. Enough said. A group of people who are genuinely concerned with the bottom line - everything is about trying to squeeze an extra penny out of customers and saving an extra penny. You can count on consistent weekend work, but the motivation is there to stay alive. Tarrytown is accessible for northern New Yorkers and Connecticuters. Although 287 and 87 are often congested during rush hour, there is no bridge and no tunnel. Many people here drive long distances to get here.

Cons

Prestige is not what you think of a pharma company. The company does not actually create and research new products - it is a buyout firm that buys drug brands that are already past patent life and are competing with generics. The best hope is that customers are ignorant and continue paying premiums. Each of the company's products will eventually reach end of life. There is no growth beyond short term marketing gimmicks. Products and brands get bought to come here to die. Rampant cronyism. If you are not from Novartis... Constant fear and a culture of cover-your-a[..]. Everyone is constantly worried about protecting him and herself. People here know the pie that goes around is so little and it is shrinking that they just want to pillage as much as they can themselves. Instead of thinking about how to improve, people know that it is hopeless.

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Prestige Brands Response
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I doubt very much that these comments come from a current employee, but if so, please come to visit me confidentially and we can work out an exit strategy for you since you seem to be very unhappy. For others reading such reviews and wondering about Prestige, we offer competitive salaries, consistently paid bonuses at all levels, a solid 401(k) company match, best-in-class medical coverage, plus dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability insurance. We have noontime departures on Friday 1/3 of the year and 3 PM during the other 2/3 of the year, paid time off between Christmas and New Year%E2%80%99s, 3 weeks%E2%80%99 vacation that over time grows to 5 weeks, paid holidays, 8 weeks of 100\% paid maternity leave and 10 days of 100\% paid parental leave for the child%E2%80%99s other parent. We even have our own well-equipped gym on premises and offer unlimited access to a professional development learning system. While benefits are an important component of employee life here at Prestige, what we treasure more is the collaboration, the vibe, the laughter, the fun, and the food we all share in and out of the office. As for the heading %E2%80%9Csinking ship,%E2%80%9D if this reviewer knew anything about financials, he or she would know that Prestige generates over $200 million in free cash flow and $331 million of EBITDA (earnings) on about $1 billion in revenues. That sounds pretty %E2%80%9Cafloat%E2%80%9D to me. We do not profess to be a pharma drug company; we make and sell OTC healthcare products and medical devices. I%E2%80%99ve worked at many places in my long HR career; none as sound and as special as Prestige. We are an inclusive workplace of talented and dedicated employees who truly make coming to work every day an experience I personally look forward to. I am %E2%80%9CPrestige Proud%E2%80%9D and I know for certain that most, if not all, of our people are too.

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