Good company for retirement - Anonymous employee Bayer Employee Review

4.0
11 Jun 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Stable company - Many staff worked there for very long

Cons

- Very rigid processes, lack of entrepreneurial spirit - lack of opportunities if you are not considering relocation - Top down approach is non- consultative - Some of the benefits are really crazy, most staff hate them - feels like glass ceiling if you are non-German

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Cons

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Pros

Better pay than other companies My team - full of hardworking and knowledgable individuals.

Cons

Leadership/Management - can be micromanaging at times and not a lot of guidance/resources being provided. Projects can change swiftly at Bayer, and most of the times there's no background context given. Work/life balance - asked to be "flexible" with schedule for last-minute requests, then criticized for having life/responsibilities outside of work. Also, these last minute requests reflect poor planning on management. Lack of team morale - seems like it's all work and not a lot of play. Burnout culture and not a lot of incentives to perform better.

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