Nepotism & Favoritism at it’s FINEST - Anonymous employee Vertex Pharmaceuticals Employee Review

They’ll work you until you’re sick, and it’s incredibly difficult to move up unless you’re lucky enough to be one of the 20 employees who is favored by an executive. The same 20 people also get the $15,000 recognition awards every year. All of the executives are waaaay too in the weeds, in that they make decisions down to the analysts level- there is not trust or encouragement in their management teams to appropriately lead their areas. So, nothing gets done without Executive approval at any level. I used to work 60-70 hours a week, got very little appreciation for my work from leaders aside from my direct manager and was contemplating suicide before I left. I used to cry in the mother’s room like once a month (and I know I wasn’t the only one on my team who did that- it was awful.) I earn less money overall now, but my work life balance is way more manageable and I have managers and leadership who respect and support me- so I’ve never been happier.