take the good with the bad - pharmaceutical technician lll Upsher-Smith Employee Review

Great management in IT, Good Projects. Get to work on many different things.

No good direction from upper management.

-Benefits are pretty good with lots of company holidays (residual from when they were a privately-owned company) -Still offering flexible work-from-home options for a lot of departments, and there is some actual focus on work/life balance. -Nice building -Most people still have at least some light behind their eyes

-They treat the Operations/Manufacturing staff pretty poorly. I was not a part of that team, but it was easy to see. They would rather see talented, reliable people leave than give them a $0.50/hr raise. -They love to hire outside folks for any potential promotions, and then have you train them. And they are *super* slow to do anything about it once they do hire someone who is awful at their job. -Depending on the department, job security can be shaky. Massive layoffs in 2025. -They are slow to promote, even exemplary employees. Even if your supervisor fights for you, HR resists and resists and resists. -Raises only 1-3%, only given once/year. They do not negotiate. Again, even if your supervisor fights for you, HR always has the final say. (And they say no).