I didn't sign up to be a politician - Anonymous employee IFF Employee Review

1.0
Nov 26, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Met nice people, very warm lab people but colder commercial people

Cons

Not promoted/hired based on merit/appropriate qualifications, very biased (almost always based on who they know), a lot of French people, previous head was French, some French interns were even flown in because of their connection with the boss and paid 3-4 times as much for the same work. Apparent social gap between locals and foreigners/expats, incompetent bosses. Poor career progression and very very tight headcount, some graduates (some with master degrees) intern for a very long time without proper benefits before finally converting. Environment is also very political. Bosses are reluctant to accept your medical/hospitalisation leave, which I think is sickening because health should not be taken lightly.

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