Huge company with all the good and bad that comes with it. Work - Life balance struggle for middle mgmt. - Senior Finance Manager McKesson Employee Review

3.0
Oct 8, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

McKesson has a progressive business plan, stable, diversified and exhibits solid business competence. There is a segment of the employee population that has opportunity for career advancement. Size and complexity of McKesson make it a good place to gain experience and knowledge. Great place to work at the top of the chain.

Cons

As with most companies, profit is king over anything. Compensation can be marginal and pay for performance is incremental at best. Advancement reserved for employees willing to sacrifice work-life balance and that do not go against the flow. Diversity and inclusion is location specific and a formality to avoid lawsuits. Average level of bureaucracy but it's increasing. Not ideal workplace for bottom of chain. Cut throat business mentality.

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1. relatively aloof culture for ICs to grow on their own 2. on and off few people are good 3. Actually consultants in india are better than some full time hires to work with. The h1bs in full time roles and some GCs/Americans are just 1 step away from unemployment line but there are some good quality consultants who can be directed well to bring in good work. Problem is lack of direction when middle management is just running after money.

Cons

1. top most management is clueless to what is going post the middle tier 2. middle tiers - VPs/SVPs/Directors and Sr. Directors are among the worst. Mostly cast offs from Consulting firms/Tech cos/Other Healthcare firms, this group has some of the worst, clueless folks who just think very narrowly about how to get rid of problems, maybe craft a story for higher ups. Get rid of this layer ( so called people management ) and co. could shine better on the work of ICs, decent software engineers and regular rank and file. 3. Main money maker distribution is different from tech group and the IT here is almost comical - 2 years ago in 2024 there were "directors" bringing AI agents with 90% hallucination .. I mean that has got to be an industry first!

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Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We are committed to creating a positive work environment and are disappointed to learn that we fell short. We are taking your feedback seriously and are making efforts to address the concerns raised. Please feel free to reach out for a more in-depth discussion.
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