Lonza reviews

Company talk is great, actual environment does not mirror the company line. A higher percentage of opportunities are given to employees accepted by "club members". Too many decisions are consensus based which stifles operations at times. Employee morale is very low since Arch was acquired by Lonza. There is a lack of trust and fear of job loss. Lots of back stabbing and CYA actions. A lot of changes in leadership have occurred with more pre-acquisition Lonza employees getting leadership roles bypassing more qualified former Arch employee(s). In some instances the pre-acquisition Lonza employee has zero knowledge or experience in the area they are now leading… go figure. Morale is very low among the former Arch employees. Lots of disappointment with the former Arch executive leadership team. They could have left a great legacy in a strong and growing company, the gratitude of hard working, dedicated employees and still received lots of money without devastating the lives of many former employees. shame on you...

Pretty disorganized, not very transparent, paperwork is required even for the most mundane tasks, frequent miscommunication among different departments. Additionally, it seems like every year there's some company initiative that seems to fall by the way side. And I almost forgot, they have a TERRIBLE weather policy. The site just about never closes (literally like 2 times in the last 5 years) so if an employee can't make it in, they have to waste a vacation day.