Ashfield Reviews

There is a bullying culture (certainly on the part of the business I found myself on) and you will not get anywhere unless you are actively sycophantic when it comes to senior management , there is such disparity in salaries for exactly the same positions and individual skill set(s) and experience doesn't seem to be taken into account, unreasonable working hours (especially when working away - you can be expected to function on as little as 3 hours sleep), promises made at interview stage, such as bonuses and a working from home policy, presumably to entice people into the company that are then not followed through, leaving you feeling like you have taken a job under false pretences, micro-management to a ridiculous degree, work/life balance is awful and you are expected to go over and above for clients that treat and speak to you like you have fallen off their shoe, high staff turnover is a direct reflection of how employees are treated and how the company do not practice any of the values they allegedly deem so important to them, there is no on-site parking (which is not told to you at interview or before you accept the job) and the staff car park is ten minute walk away, which may not sound much, but when you have to carry a laptop bag with you in the rain, it seems a lot more, hugely unprofessional and 'catty' culture, even when it comes to senior management. I would approach this company with a huge amount of caution.

Contrary to Ashfield Healthcare's name. This is not a "healthcare" company. If you are from Pharma and looking to Ashfield for a similar environment within the Ft Washington Commercial/Clinical space, please be warned that Ashfield is a contract vendor that hires employees on behalf of Pharma. Very similar to a temp agency or recruiter. Ashfield itself does not provide healthcare services - the sponsor company pays to recruit and train based on the specific project. If you are from Pharma and expecting big budgets, well-educated employees, and work-life balance - I would suggest keep looking unless you are desperate. The ability to grow in the organization is limited if you are mid-senior level. Promotions are non-existent and raises to salaried and nonsalaried employees are laughable. It took me 3 years to get my first 2% raise. The contracts that pay for Ashfield services are never guaranteed, many sponsors end contracts early leaving a gaping hole in the bonus pool. The organisation is dictated by the head office in the UK, which is challenging because their way of management and culture differs greatly from the US. As such, they have implanted executive leadership from the UK in the US that have one singular goal; maximise revenues while reducing expenses. Hence the volatility in layoffs to essential HQ employees when sales are down. I have witnessed the leadership team make staffing decisions based on unethical circumstances (race, sexual orientation, physical appearance). In addition to several incidents where women are sexually harassed by a member of the business development team. Do not be fooled by their social media presence, as one other reviewer mentioned - Ashfield is shiny on the outside, but turmoil on the inside. The business is constantly chasing revenue goals that are unrealistic and often rely on acquisitions to meet their revenue goals. The office environment isn't horrible, you get an open space workstation so management can monitor your every move.