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Young Company with a Dinosaur Mentality - Anonymous employee Medicalwriters.com Employee Review

1.0
19 Mar 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some nice co-workers, international environment, in-house graphics and illustrator team

Cons

As mentioned in other reviews, the micromanagement at this company really takes it to another level. A significant lack of emotional intelligence meant that leadership was plagued by lack of integrity and mistrust. Not the environment for long-term work-life balance and wellbeing.

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Medicalwriters.com Response
5y
Hello, I appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. It is hard to respond to your review in a meaningful way, especially as your key points are very generic and unsubstantiated. What I can say is: 1) We invest into the deployment of best practice management standards so that our people can do what they're best at. This includes clear job descriptions and role clarity for everyone. This has resulted in autonomy and empowerment being consistently mentioned as positives in our employee satisfaction surveys. 2) We take every opportunity to hear from our teams how we can do better and what needs improvement through anonymous surveys and fostering an open and transparent culture. We always take feedback serious (for instance, I personally respond to all reviews here on GlassDoor). If this is how you felt, there must have been a way for you to express that, and a possibility for us to resolve the situation.

Explore other reviews about Medicalwriters.com

5.0
15 Jul 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Growing company with vibrant culture; Amazing creative and scientific talent; Exceptional focus on core growing clients

Cons

There is nothing negative to share

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Medicalwriters.com Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your experiences here on Glassdoor! It is great to see that our focus on a high-performance yet fun company culture, our multidisciplinary team approach, and client satisfaction are clearly visible to you. We'll keep evolving and growing!
1.0
14 Sept 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice people, can be a fun environment depending on who you report to, and more important, which office location

Cons

Overbearing upper management, who are not necessarily expert level in their roles, particularly the "c suite". For anyone who has interacted with a real CEO/COO, the experience gaps will be glaring. There are moments of generosity but mostly it's a battle to get the leaders to pry open the coffers and pay well, or follow through on promises. Apparently, any extra profit is conveniently "re-invested" back in the company, so don't hold your breath for a bonus, no matter how hard you work. I have witnessed employees being treated poorly based on personal perceptions rather than professional competency. There are truly incompetent people who are untouchable, and there are truly hard workers who can't get traction. There is an overall lack of integrity in how employees are treated. I was lied to several times in the hiring process, all of which came to light after I accepted the position - it set the tone and it unfortunately didn't get better. For anyone considering joining... a small company with so much turnover is a red flag, so while there are good things here, proceed with caution and keep your eyes open.

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Medicalwriters.com Response
5y
Thank you for leaving your review here on GlassDoor, and I am sorry that this is how you have experienced your time at our company. While I am the first one to admit that leadership is a lifelong study, being one of the fastest growing MedComms agencies in the world also indicates there are many things that we are doing really well. As we are promoting a culture of transparency and openness, we have structured bonus plans in place that leave no doubt about how company success is translated into additional compensation. We understand that our staff are at the core of our success and we are always working hard to see how we can be the best company to work for in all perspectives, including compensation. While you mention a high turnover rate, we are actually tracking far below the industry average. We would not want anyone to leave our company because of the issues you are describing. Therefore, we continue to encourage people to speak up and either speak with their supervisor, our HR department, and/or myself if there are any issues, so that they can be addressed.
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