Great flexibility, but toxic politics - Associate McKesson Employee Review

4.0
Feb 10, 2024
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Pros

McKesson is leading the way on the future of work. Very impressed with the commitment to flexible work, and supporting employees inside and outside of work. While other companies are foolishly mandating people back to the office, McKesson is leading the charge on hybrid work and building an environment that supports employees. Working at McKesson also provides purpose. We are really doing great work that impacts many.

Cons

Office politics are overwhelming. Working from home makes it more bearable. It’s unclear how to get promoted within HR and HRSS. It often seems that the people who are well-liked, or in the “in” clique, will continue getting opportunities, whether they have relevant experience or not. If it feels this way in HR I bet others feel this way too. Communication about how to advance your career have been inconsistent. They tell us to take lateral moves, so we do, and still only the popular people get the expanded opportunities.

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McKesson Response
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Thank you for your valuable feedback.

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Competitive pay and bonuses are huge since Covid

Cons

Technology leadership has high turnover

1.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

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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McKesson Response
3w
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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