Heads so Far up Asses that they Swallow their Own Faces - Anonymous employee Pfizer Employee Review

2.0
Jun 11, 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Subsidized cafeteria. It's in New York City.

Cons

Pfizer does not hire new people, instead they contract out the work. I put in two and a half years as a contractor at $45,000 per year in a very specific dpeartment. They held out a carrot in that I would eventually earn a position. In the end, ten years out of college, I was replaced by a 24-year-old intern who had no experience in that department. That intern now makes at least $90,000 as a full employee.

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