Professional Growth but no chance of promotion... - Advisor, Financial Planning & Analysis Cardinal Health Employee Review

3.0
24 Jan 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Pay was average. Benefits were good. Team cohesion was good. Work/life balance good. Laid back and good communication amongst team. Opportunity to learn about different areas of the company.

Cons

The major downside is being worthy of promotion but getting passed up time and time again because of politics or not being in the "in" crowd. You can do everything right and be in the right place at the right time and have someone from a different area of the company steal a promotion because it is about who you know and patting each other on the back. Other downside is the job got to be too routine at times and became boring. Some managers micromanaged to the bitter end and that made it difficult to own anything. Another downside is the program for kids fresh out of college. If you participate in this program and complete it, then you can get just about anything you want--including promotions before other non program talent, even if that talent (myself) had many years of total experience.

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Cons

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Pros

Interesting work: nobody hears this job title without a little curiosity Independent: once you're trained you're mostly given tasks and allowed to work whatever way best suits your needs Unique: you won't find another job that does exactly this in the area Benefits: pretty standard, but kick in on day 1 Growing field: by all appearances, this is a growing field in pharmacy, so job stability isn't an issue Management: Leadership at this location strives to make this a good place to work

Cons

The hours: most technicians will work from 2:30-10 AM. The pay: rate is decent, a little less than hospital rates, a little more than retail, but in general you will be capped at 35 hours a week. Independence: while there is a lot to say about the benefits of working on your tasks alone, there is also little in the way of any real supervision. This means that all interpersonal issues devolve into a one employee's word against another, leaving management reluctant to act. Management: Leadership at this location does its best to make this a good environment to work, but they do it at the expense of holding employees accountable.

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