Where Did Your Doctor Buy His Rubber Gloves? - Information Technology McKesson Employee Review

4.0
2 Feb 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

McKesson is a top 20 corporation that's not in your face. In fact when I mention McKesson, more times than not, they have no idea who the company is. McKesson sits quietly in the background but carries a big stick. They were THE distribution company selected by the CDC for H1N1 vaccine distribution; because they have an enormous distribution network. McKesson is the supplier of pharmaceuticals to WalMart and 40,000 other pharmacy locations just in the US. My I.T. department has software and hardware in 70% of US hospitals. It's a really good feeling to contribute to such a large healthcare force. There are lots of divisions, products, and services that you can go practically any where your talent takes you.

Cons

There are frustrating times when it seems like you are furiously working to get a project done only to have your direction change. The phrase "Who's in charge?" is not totally inappropriate in some situations.

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5.0
9 Feb 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

Great management and team, would work full time

Cons

Felt like a small cog in the company.

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McKesson Response
4mo
Thank you for your valuable feedback. We’re so happy to hear your experience with McKesson has been a pleasant one.
1.0
3 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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