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Updated May 16, 2013
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77% Approve of the CEO

Cardinal Health Chairman & CEO George S. Barrett

George S. Barrett

(133 ratings)

54% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Current Employee – been working at Cardinal Health

ProsCardinal Health is a great company to work for. Despite complaints of low salaries, I feel that reasonable pay can be achieved if you earn it. The company offers excellent stability through diversity, great benefits, and a very flexible work environment.

ConsIt is a large corporate environment which lends itself to the challenge of staying on top of the initiatives in place. The company is in growth mode and has been with many acquisitions leading to some disorder and inconsitencies

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Cardinal Health

ProsWork from home and travel

ConsPoor IT platform and hard to navigate

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Norfolk, VA (US)

Former Employee – worked at Cardinal Health full-time for more than 8 years

ProsThe culture of CHA closely mirrored my beliefs and ethics. The employees were amazing and I enjoyed going to work.

ConsThe only Con was that my division was eliminated and so was my career with CHA.

Advice to Senior ManagementThe 2008-2009 economy downturn eliminated our business...pharma marketing. No advice-our Management Group was amazing! Cardinal Health-the best Company-the best people-the best career. I truly miss Cardinal Health!!!!!!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Dublin, OH (US)

Current Employee – been working at Cardinal Health full-time for more than 3 years

ProsGreat paid time off options.
Flexibility in areas such as working from home or flex-time based on position.
Sr. Management seems to really understand what it takes to be successful and cares about employees.
There is a focus on positive change from Sr. Management.

ConsMiddle management disrupts the plans of senior management and then loses the message. By the time if gets to those that have to do the work it is not what Sr. Management was looking for but rather skewed to benefit the plans of the Middle management.

It takes some time to understand how to get things done efficiently. There are many management layers and most are focused on their individual areas to a point that it sometimes causes contention and slows down the efforts of those that just want to do their work properly and efficiently.

Advice to Senior ManagementListen to your Sr. Management staff and quit misinterpreting their goals.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Cardinal Health

ProsStable, great people, exciting work, stands for a good cause

Consraises are smaller than average for a company this size

Advice to Senior Managementsalaries are not competitive with the market in similar industries

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Cardinal Health full-time for more than 7 years

ProsFlexible schedule, friendly coworkers, 401k

ConsManagement is replaced almost annually, when you get comfortable with a group of people they are all replaced by new and completely inexperienced people.

Advice to Senior ManagementRespect employees opinions, work life balance and compensate better for great work.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Radcliff, KY (US)

Current Employee – been working at Cardinal Health full-time for less than a year

ProsGreat training. Always having a catered lunch or potluck (free food). Conveniently located. Room for growth and promotion.

ConsNot very understanding if you get sick a lot. Not willing to work with you on paid days off. Workers who have been there long complain all the time so it can cast a negative shadow to new hires.

Advice to Senior ManagementBe more flexible with scheduling.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Dublin, OH (US)

Former Employee – worked at Cardinal Health as an intern for less than a year

ProsWarm and friendly culture -- my manager in particular was extremely inviting and understanding. I had two performance reviews throughout the summer and received a lot of valuable feedback. In addition, I felt that my manager very much wanted to help me with my professional goals even after the program ended.

Intern programming was excellent; we had numerous events each week which included community service, professional development, and social events.

Subsidized housing was nice, too.

Upper management was VERY personable and I felt they sincerely wanted to meet and interact with the interns. We had the chance to meet and interact with the CEO and the other members of the C-suite.

ConsI actually felt the work wasn't fast-paced enough, but this may have been because I was just an intern. I also didn't like the concept of "work politics", although admittedly this is likely prevalent at most companies. Finally, one reason I chose not to return for full-time was due to the compensation.

Advice to Senior ManagementAs another review mentioned, the GPA requirement for full-time recruitment is rather short-sighted and appears to be independent of the intern's actual performance at the company. For example, interns who wanted to enter the Finance EMERGE program had a very strict GPA requirement of 3.50.

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Dublin, OH (US)

Current Employee – been working at Cardinal Health full-time for more than 3 years

ProsMost individuals are still attempting to do the right thing.

ConsRumors of folks looking and two to three departures every few months within my department. Management has alienated staff, lack of trust and a general understanding of how to fix things. Leadership is quick to point fingers; lacks maturity to steer through difficult times.

Advice to Senior ManagementIt's time to shake things up and clean house. Bring in outsiders to bring the much needed perspective. Without it, the company won't grow. Put meat behind the posters on the walls.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Peabody, MA (US)

Current Employee – been working at Cardinal Health full-time for more than 7 years

Prospaid time off, some benefits and some co-workers

Conswow the politics in the facility is horrible. the management team has favorites even though they say they don't. no one you can talk to because the employees learn not to trust management or HR( it seems HR is more for corporate than the people). female employees learn to use the supervisors to their advantage. employee with English as a second language doesn't know who to turn to because of fear of retaliation (there's also people describing it to being like the killing field). if you voice your opinion you're told to quit because they don't want people with opinions there( it's their way) yes some employee was told their opinion doesn't count. they have team lead that shouldn't even be leads, they were desperate because all the good team leads left and needed someone to be accountable for that department. the pay isn't that great and the longer you work the less you make compare to new hires. employee was told many time that if you don't like it then leave in the beginning of a shift which is really stupid because you just ruin the morale for the whole night. no room for advancement if you only have a high school diploma or if you're not the type who likes to suck up. VERY STRESSFUL work environment when it shouldn't be. there's more things but you can read other peoples review. btw warehouse generalist probably give the worse reviews for a reason while people in upper management gives better reviews.

Advice to Senior Managementstop promoting suck up or kids that has no knowledge or respect for their peers, all they see is a title and they think they can boss people around. don't put 3-4 years experience on a job opening and give the job to someone who's been for less than a year while the people who's been there longer and applying for the job get a chance to advance.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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