Baxter reviews

My advice is not to work for Baxter. Or it has to be in supporting functions such as Regulatory Affairs, Business Development, etc. These jobs are often located in Deerfield, IL. If you work in jobs where the actual work happens, such as Manufacturing or R&D, you will work relatively hard with minimal to no recognition. Opportunities for growth are limited in these functions. If things go wrong, fingers will be pointed. If things go right, then it is thanks to the supporting functions. Baxter’s latest announcement is that levels below director can no longer fly business for travel overseas. The story is that many companies have a similar policy. True, but other companies have much better management. I recently traveled for work. Directors and above were constantly in and out of meetings for “urgent” matters. Only later it became apparent that one of the director urgent phone calls had all to do with his private rental home business. This might seem anecdotal but exemplifies the mentality within Baxter. Top loaded with redundant senior management.

Your fellow analysts and production personnel (with whom you will interact regularly) are nice enough and helpful. However, the department was perpetually understaffed. Baxter could afford 1 more person per shift. Given that this is a cGMP/cGLP pharmaceutical environment with strict documentation requirements, pinching pennies on relatively low-paid analysts is NOT a wise decision. Baxter brass did it anyways, resulting in unnecessary stress, burnout, and turnover. Training is a bureaucratic joke, and if you speak up, you WILL get a talkin-to from HR. The production personnel are treated as disposable by management. Though that is not your problem per-se as you are not production, don't think you are any more valuable in management's eyes. If you are not part of the clique, you will not be promoted. In any case, you will be overworked, asked to come in or work from home on your time off, and deal with endless nonsense that could be avoided IF BAXTER KNEW HOW TO STAFF ITS DEPARTMENTS. Don't tell me "labor costs". The company is not skating by on razor-thin margins. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are not rationing ramen noodles in their studio apartments. Baxter - Round Lake, IL is run by imbeciles, plain and simple. Stay away from the Round Lake location.