Pharmavite LLC reviews

4.1

89% would recommend to a friend

(363 total reviews)
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Jeff Boutelle

93% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

Pharmavite LLC has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 363 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Pharmavite LLC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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363 reviews
1.0
Mar 21, 2012

Not a fun place to work anymore

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Pros

Good benefit package, and good bonuses, they've been getting bonuses for the last 10 years, this year was the 10th year and one of the highest bonus since 2007. Good company when I first started since 2008.

Cons

This company is not the company to go to if you are not use to changes, eversince new management came along it's been "HELL" I mean a lot of good employees either got pushed away, or even was fired for no reason. Also, they would pick and choose who they want to give good raises to. If you kissed their butt, then you basically would get a role model and get the max, if you didn't care and just came to work and got your stuff done you would just get the 1%... They would like to bring in their own people, and try to run house, they've been cleaning house and getting rid of a lot of good people. There is also this whole culture of excellence thing that they have going on that isn't even for the whole entire company, only for operations... Really, if they wanted to be fair and treat others the same, it should be through out the whole entire company, not just operations.

2.0
Mar 3, 2023

Need lots of improvement

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great benefits, nice people, stable (50+ years in the business) company.

Cons

The current management didn’t “walk the talk” - lots of things were done the opposite. No DEI (VP and above are all white) - the CEO and below only hired their friends, sometimes without qualifications. No fair reviews, if you’re not in the “club” then you’re out of luck - they play favorites for sure. No career promotion available to “non-friends”, no matter how much better you deliver for the business. No accountability for the management, especially when they hired the wrong people (hiring of non-qualified employees) - this bring the overall moral down.

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Pharmavite LLC Response
3y
Thank you for your feedback. Pharmavite is proud of its diverse workforce and committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees feel they belong. In fact, we are happy to share that in our most recent employee survey, 83% report they feel they belong at Pharmavite which is 5% above benchmark. We are disappointed this wasn’t your experience and we wish you success in your next venture.
1.0
Nov 16, 2021

Working here is unsustainable

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You’ll get to work alongside some really good people (until they get demoralized and inevitably leave or get fired). Also working for the #1 Vitamin brand looks good on your resume.

Cons

High performers are taken for granted and will eventually burn out. Although pay is competitive for what your title is, it falls short of what will be asked of you. The executive team, HR, and most of upper & middle management are completely out of touch and/or unconcerned about the dismal morale that most people are experiencing there. If you’re considering joining Pharmavite, especially at West Hills, expect to be overworked and under-recognized...and know that you’ll most likely have to leave the company if you ever want to advance in your career. Rarely do people get promoted from within despite the award winning Vital Leadership program that HR has instituted. It's a great program, but management doesn't apply it as intended. Over the last couple years, I conveyed to management and HR on multiple occasions that several people on my team (myself included) had been working above and beyond our job descriptions for far too long and that it was unsustainable...sadly no action was ever taken, so it forced my hand to look elsewhere and leave. Also, be aware that there are 50 years worth of self imposed processes that slow everything down. And because there has been so much turnover in the last year, nobody knows how any of it works. The chaos will only get worse in the coming years due to the new over-complicated PLM software they’re implementing. And if you’re looking for a marketing position, know that decisions are made based on fear in that department. The CMO and CEO have both instilled so much fear over the last couple years that everyone is deathly afraid of how they’ll react to anything and everything. It’s really sad...I never imagined writing a review like this. I had such high hopes when I joined Pharmavite, but it was a painful place to work, particularly since mid 2019...which is saying a lot considering how well the company has done during Covid.

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Pharmavite LLC Response
4y
We are disappointed to hear about your experience. As you noted, we have been in the midst of a transformation since 2018. Since that time, we’ve made significant progress in our change agenda, including such highlights as accelerating our innovation process, launching new digital businesses, and improving our commercialization capabilities - to name just a few. We are proud that our collective efforts have led to unprecedented growth that has outpaced the category as consumers turn to brands they trust through the pandemic. At the same time, we acknowledge transformation is not easy – especially when dealing with the added challenges that many businesses have faced during COVID-19. We’ve done a lot of listening to employees accordingly and are happy to report that employee engagement has remained high, including Marketing. Our most recent company survey revealed that 88% of employees in Marketing are proud to be associated with Pharmavite and 83% report feeling positive about their work. We’ve also made meaningful improvements in the areas our Marketing employees have previously expressed as opportunity areas, including decision making, career development and stress management. Employee engagement is an on-going process and we remain committed. We are sorry you did not feel a part of this progress and wish you success in your future endeavors.
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