Unless you have no other options - Anonymous employee Grifols Employee Review

1.0
Apr 20, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Multinational experience on the CV. In a very profitable industry.

Cons

Essentially a family business but pretends to be a multinational. Progression is based on either who you know or how lucky you are, and Spanish are the "Best". Culture is one of the worst I've ever seen. Recruitment and retention are difficult. Treat staff like children and think they are the adults in the family. Pay absolutely no attention to staff's professional development, so called "training" is laughable to say the least. SOPs are for the record, the "Spanish way" is always the best and should be followed until something goes wrong, then it is "your fault" because the SOP is not followed. A company still lives in the 70's and the 80's. The only reason it is "successful" is because of the industry.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Good for phlebotomy experience Meet interesting people Learn to keep plates spinning Good health benefits, but not enough to outweigh the health impacts Learn working in a high-stress fast-paced work environment

Cons

Have to unlearn working in a high-stress fast-paced work environment High school drama and toxicity, management is the prom king/queen Cliquey dramatic management team Reneged agreements Playing favorites, rules for thee but not for me Private employee info gets spread, often by those who are relied upon to keep it private No work life balance or boundaries, and it's an admitted and perpetually unaddressed fault Have to be made to feel guilty for wanting to leave production, get a break, or go to the bathroom High turnover "Is everyone else working as hard as I am?",-Everyone, and eventually you

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