Is GSK a good company to work for?

GSK has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,895 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

4.0

Feb 18, 2009

Good place to work.

Quality specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, competitive salaries, and name recognition. They probably had the best benefits package of any employer I've worked for to date. Vacation time was good, and the year end shut down around the holidays was great. It's the second largest company in the industry, and I was proud to say that I worked for this company. If you are willing to relocate, the career opportunities are endless.

Cons

Poor communication from upper management downward. At my particular site, there was the constant threat of the facility closing. It was an older facility and not quite up to date in many ways as some of the other manufacturing sites.

4.0

Jan 25, 2009

GSK will weather the current storm well

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovation, career opportinities within the company, sense of purpose, pride in products, working with very smart and passionate people, compensation and benefit package is hard to beat.

Cons

Current economic climate and change in leadership resulting in many reoganizations, job insecurity. The comapany is so large that there are many bureaucratic processes and effective communication is difficult. Culture does not reward honesty and open communication. Maintaining 2 US headquarters and dual leadership in many areas did not allow the creation of a single corporate culture in the US.

4.0

Jan 22, 2009

GSK - great job with little security

Senior pharmaceuticals sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I still feel that GSK offers the best products in their respected classes, and that makes it easy to sell a product and be proud and able to sleep at night. I never feel like I am persuading a doctor to do something that is not the best possible treatment. Aside from products, the health benefits are great, and you start with 3 weeks vacation plus year end shut down.

Cons

I never feel like my job is safe. Layoffs two years in a row, and there was very little correlation to success and to those who were let go.

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