Poor leadership- Timelines unrealistic - Clinical Research Associate II Parexel Employee Review

1.0
Oct 5, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Learning the industry and getting the training you need to move on. Use this place as a stepping stone to better companies that pay better and will respect employees.

Cons

The metrics created and timelines given are simply unrealistic. The new LEAP initiative has created intense issues that have clogged employee's abilities to actually do the work they are given. Program interfaces dont work. The guidelines are not drilled down and specific enough to do the job. More emphasis on naming conventions than doing the actual job. Data entry duplication is intense. Management is out of touch with employees and the timelines are excessively unrealistic. I find its sad to see so many good employees leave as a result of the incompetence of others. Backstabbing and bitterness runs rampant and is fueled by the poor morale. People are only staying as the jobs market is poor at the moment. Turnover is high. Great work ethics and high performance is not rewarded.

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