Woafully Mismanaged Company Struggling to Find Its Way - Avoid - Junior Management McKesson Employee Review

2.0
15 Apr 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Some nice people. Casual environment.

Cons

McKesson is an example of too big to fail. It lumbers along with a substantially mismanaged group of leadership. Layoffs have happened and I suspect will happen again soon... give it six months. Lots of poor management and no one wants to speak up for fear of retribution... because everyone is someone's buddy. Pretty sad because the business could be so much more streamlined and successful. Its own competition is itself. Just look at the resumes of those working there. Everyone who has a 'senior' title just simply jumped around every 12-18 months... never becoming an expert in their function. This has lead to many of the wrong people in the wrong seat. If you are looking for a company to work for and are inspired by the prospect of your success being based on your ability to be someone's buddy, you may do well at McKesson. If you are actually talented and motivated to do well, please do yourself a favor and look elsewhere. It's a sad, sad place to work. Thus why I threw in the towel after 5+ years. Life is too short to work for the midlevel management at McKesson.

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Cons

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McKesson Response
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Thank you for your review! We’re so glad your experience at McKesson has been a great one. Together, we are shaping the future of health for our patients, our communities, our people, and you.
1.0
3 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. relatively aloof culture for ICs to grow on their own 2. on and off few people are good 3. Actually consultants in india are better than some full time hires to work with. The h1bs in full time roles and some GCs/Americans are just 1 step away from unemployment line but there are some good quality consultants who can be directed well to bring in good work. Problem is lack of direction when middle management is just running after money.

Cons

1. top most management is clueless to what is going post the middle tier 2. middle tiers - VPs/SVPs/Directors and Sr. Directors are among the worst. Mostly cast offs from Consulting firms/Tech cos/Other Healthcare firms, this group has some of the worst, clueless folks who just think very narrowly about how to get rid of problems, maybe craft a story for higher ups. Get rid of this layer ( so called people management ) and co. could shine better on the work of ICs, decent software engineers and regular rank and file. 3. Main money maker distribution is different from tech group and the IT here is almost comical - 2 years ago in 2024 there were "directors" bringing AI agents with 90% hallucination .. I mean that has got to be an industry first!

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McKesson Response
1w
Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We are committed to creating a positive work environment and are disappointed to learn that we fell short. We are taking your feedback seriously and are making efforts to address the concerns raised. Please feel free to reach out for a more in-depth discussion.
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