White-collar sweatshop - Anonymous employee AstraZeneca Employee Review

1.0
Aug 5, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Annual bonus 401k match up to ~5%

Cons

New Forced ranking, more 2 ratings, fewer 3 to 5 ratings, 5 = walk on water Open plan tiny workspaces Unreasonable and constantly increasing expectations and workloads No budget for internal paid trainings or outside conferences/trainings No off-cycle promotions, only once a year Taken for granted Too many performance goals Too many meetings Understaffed Matrix organization Surveillance cameras

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