Is GSK a good company to work for?

GSK has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,897 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at GSK to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about GSK have been left by employees working as Internship , Scientific Leader and Intern .

Does GSK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GSK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GSK. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GSK?

74% of GSK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GSK 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GSK?

Intern (257) , Director (245) , Manager (216) , Project Manager (184) , Industrial Placement Student (179) , Sales Representative (178) , Senior Scientist (148) , Investigator (145) , Medical Representative (123) , Internship (113) , Estagiário (103) , Scientist (100) , Associate Scientist (98) , Senior Manager (91) , Business Analyst (73)

What are the pros of working at GSK according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and share scheme is good" ((in 964 reviews)); "the company has a great culture and that applies to more than just surrounding your work." ((in 838 reviews)); "GSK is well recognized in the industry and you get to work with some really great people." ((in 799 reviews)); "good work life balance and enjoyed my time there" ((in 733 reviews)); "Only a good Salary and site" ((in 387 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GSK according to real employee reviews?

"Bad manager will get all your hard work as his and leave bad stuff to you" ((in 153 reviews)); "Until recently senior leadership refused to listen and partner with employees to increase performance." ((in 141 reviews)); "Slow career progression and advancement." ((in 98 reviews)); "Senior management is horrible and don't care about the field." ((in 83 reviews)); "bad upper management." ((in 71 reviews))

What are employees saying about GSK layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GSK layoffs and their outlook for job security at GSK in 2026.

What GSK locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Seattle , Guayama , Jersey City , Humacao , York , Richmond , Collegeville , Clifton , Minneapolis , Miami

GSK reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(7,023 total reviews)

Luke Miels

84% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

GSK has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 7,023 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GSK employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

3.0

Jan 28, 2014

Once a great company - Becoming more and more cut throat

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global experience, diverse range of OTC brands, Opportunity to move into other roles if so desired. Very good benefits. Pay scale is on par with industry standards

Cons

Room for advancement mostly if you are British - with some exceptions; depends on your manager. Company leadership used to value its people. Now, not so much.

2.0

Nov 25, 2021

Where discrimination is embraced in the guise of diversity

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Science is still somewhat important

Cons

The inmates are running the asylum. Employees were recently forced to sit through a full week of extremist diversity training. It was run by a bunch of racists who made no effort to hide their contempt and hatred for white males. It was disturbing and depraved. Merit no longer matters st GSK where hiring or promoting based on merit has been declared racist. How extreme is it? Despite many openings requiring skilled, experienced professionals, HR has declared that positions may only be filled by minorities or females. How this level of discrimination is even legal is beyond explanation. If you dare question any of it, you will labeled a racist and your job will be in jeopardy.

GSK Response

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Thank you for taking the time to provide details regarding your experience. GSK reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation. We encourage you to contact us via our Speak Up channel https://gsk.i-sight.com/landing-page/ to provide more specific information so that we may look further into the concerns that you have expressed.

1.0

Jun 8, 2021

Awful Politics, Mistreatment of talent

Microbiologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong Lateral growth and secondment opportunities Good Training and Learning programs Decent benefits, including continuing education

Cons

Far too many internal politics - Watched some coworkers get promoted, and then have their promotions revoked because of some 'internal reasonings' Individuals who should've been promoted to higher positions were never rewarded, while individuals who simply talked the talk would get the jobs, and then be massively incompetent at their position. Leadership is never on the floor

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