I have been working in the industry for over 12 years and time spent in Fortrea was the worst time in my career for the following reasons:
1. Low experience of some CRAs/IN-CRAs causing clinical leads to explain the basics of clinical trials for studies with already low FTE for clinical leads (when you tried to raise it with your LM, you were blamed and asked to me more tolerant).
2. Poor processes and poor automation of the parts that could have been easily automated leading to lots of manual work
3. Workload very high causing often times to work for 10-12 hours/day
4. Lack of support from line mangers - they basically don't care and try to shift the blame to employees in case of any issues
5. Extra processes which are time-consuming e.g. forecast management which cannot be billed to client leading to extra work
6. Account Directors pleasing the client only with low regard for employees, asking for extra work from already overworked employees
7. Constant fear of layoffs and sudden loss of team members due to layoffs
Note: I left within a year as the whole culture was just toxic. If you are looking for a job in clinical research come here if you are desperate only and need to put money on the table. My mental health was very poor when working in Fortrea. I had 2 people leaving without new roles secured as it was too much for them. I could not afford it.
