Grifols reviews

Way below average pay made worse by a wage freeze in 2021 and likely again in 2022. There has been a slow exodus of people across multiple groups over the last 4 or 5 years and upper management has been unwilling to provide backfill or has shipped the positions off to Spain where they can get the same position for 70c on the dollar. As a result you sometimes have teams of 1 or 2 people remaining that are trying to do the work of a 5 or 6 person group. Corporate decisions are TERRIBLY non transparent and non timely. People from Emeryville and across the US are now being let go if they do not relocate. Many are long term employees with great performance track records. Virtual meetings to discuss this relo are NOT recorded so HR can always deny something promised in these meetings was ever discussed. Barcelona calls all the shots and you will never ascend to the top ranks of the company if you are not Catalan or a "friend of the family". Several recent high profile upper management hires seems like good people but do not have the qualifications for their role, but they have the "right" last name.

Where do I start? First, I would say to read some of the lengthy reviews on Glassdoor because everything is very true...the vigilant cameras, militaristic attitude, weed smoking in parking lots and petty supervisors. Basically, if a supervisor doesn't like you, it's going to be VERY tough. It could be possible that they don't like you because you don't like a certain football team, your ethnicity, your marital status or (worse) they don't like the fact you are intelligent. A lot of machismo here. You're female? Run! Do not apply. To college students: Don't let these speakers fool you when they go to your school for these marketing stunts. You will not have an easy job sitting, writing and looking through a microscope. You WILL be doing some hard labor. Just read the job description (Manufacturing Technician). Lifting heavy 40-50 lb 5 gallon bucket pails, VERY cold temperatures, wet/slippery environment, pushing equipment and then...the micro managing supervisors. They just go around spreading the word that "its better than working in a warehouse" and that you will have a career with them if you put in overtime. Lots of false promises here and an overall toxic environment. Trust me....I regret working here this long.