Covance needs to improve line management and let employees shine without intimidation - CRA Labcorp Employee Review

2.0
Dec 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Variety of therapeutic areas and stimulating projects to grow experience.

Cons

There is an imbalance between scientific employees who keep their knowledge current and managers who are admin in nature but get promoted and need to upgrade their skills to appear competent in front of clients. Covance does not offer a collaborative environment among project teams and staff pin each to the wall when they can in order to look like they are performing well. The performance mgmt process is not consistent due to varying managing styles of line managers who sometimes have up to 30 direct reports, leave Covance in some instances and cannot cope with developing employees and merely rely on bottom-line metrics to rate performance. It is difficult to prove yourself in this company and it is frustrating eroding motivation.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

None whatsoever. Everything they advertise as a pro has fineprint that renders it completely useless.

Cons

Wish I could have given zero stars, 1 star feels like lying. The most important thing is that they will mess you over without a second thought. For those who may have just started at the company, quit now before they mess you over. Don't be deceived by the benefits they advertise. Don't think you're valued because they will turn on you the second keeping you as part of the team inconveniences them. They don't pay fairly and blow off people who need to make a living. On top of trash pay, the work environment will have you hating what you do even while you're actively helping people. At PSCs, you're severely overworked and under a microscope. As an IOP, you're underappreciated and taken advantage of. The way they do business is very shady. They constantly have lawsuits against them, Google it. I saw the reviews and didn't listen because I thought a bad job was better than no job in this economy. I was so wrong. For your own mental health, and overall finances, don't work here. EVER. There are other jobs out there that pay fairly and aren't toxic. I found one and am so happy because I could have been trapped in a company going nowhere. Now I am paid what I'm worth and growing in my career, not just stuck choosing between being a phlebotomist, float or a high-stress supervisor. Just wait for a better job. I promise, the trash pay and stress are NOT worth the gas you'll waste driving all over the place even when you're not a float. Just don't do it.

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