High Bureaucracy: Biased work environment and weak professional culture - Anonymous employee Bayer Employee Review

2.0
Feb 6, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Reputable company with well-established processes. - Good work-life balance. - Compensation at par or slightly better vs industry average. (Benefits not so good) - Good place to learn, with a lot of focus on trainings.

Cons

- Business facing serious challenges causing a lot of stress within the company, leading to prolonged negative feelings and demotivated teams. - Existing old employees operate in cahoots. Often politically and at times even "racially" biased. Sadly HR is only an administrative function; powerless and always turning a blind eye towards any highlighted cases or concerns. - Lack of acceptability and open mindedness towards change and new ideas. A lot of Top-down and "Boss pleasing" approach towards problem solving. - Limited growth prospects and challenging environment for minority groups.

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Cons

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