Allergan Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Allergan was a great place to work"

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"My ability to develop and implement top notch EHS programs"

What don't you like about working at Allergan?

"My manager was a micromanager"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give latitude to the EHS person"

"reliable"

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"Great solid, reputable company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is tough to get in, but they treat their employees very well as long as you are willing to work hard. Being referred also helps."

"Politic and Discrimination are the names of the game!"

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"Benefit package is very attractive! Some departments are very good department to work there!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It depends on which department you are applying for your position, each department is very different! Allergan always under staff, so expect to work over 50 hours a week! Depends on which department, you may have to work 16 hours a day!!! Allergan is a slave driver company!"

What don't you like about working at Allergan?

"I worked at Allergan for 12 years! Allergan was a much better company 8 years ago! Now, too much politic involved makes the company no longer an attractive company to work there. It also depends on which department you are working for and who was your direct supervisor/manager/director. I had reported to more than 7 different bosses in the last 12 years and they were pretty professional. Except the last 2 bosses were very mean, unprofessional and extremely discriminate against non-male white! We reported the incidents to HR and they ignored our concerns!The benefits package is good! But they recently shifted toward Cosmetic. It is a bad move since during recession, not many people have money to spend on plastic surgery, Botox, etc Therefore, they cut a lot of budget, let all of the consultants go; laid off almost 500 employees in one day; cut travel budgets. Many employees who are still working there work about 12 16 hours a day because there are not enough people to manage the projects! Before the laid off, it was pretty bad, but now it is even worse! The last 3 years working at Allergan was a torture! I would never want to go back there, especially if I have to work for the last two bosses (directors) there! Its shame that Allergan claim its self as an equal employment opportunity! What a joke! Discrimination is the name of the game there! I am glad I am not there any more!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop politic and discrimination games there!"

"Company treats you well, but it is very structured and high stress."

"in depth"

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"passion for helping patient's live better lives"

What don't you like about working at Allergan?

"taking away bonuses, pay increases, and stopped 401K match"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"hire top notch people"

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"Lot of opportunity to test my management skills."

"Poor senior and middle management decision making, most are not qualified, firing employees is the thing to do at Allergan.."

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"The salary is slightly more than average. Because Baylor students do not stay in Waco and educated people have to be imported in."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay clear of Allergan and especially Waco, Texas. if you get canned for something someone else does, you part your hair on the wrong side and most important if you are not part of the Good old Boy's you will be left stranded in the most scared Bible belt of the South - yes, Central Texas is the South."

What don't you like about working at Allergan?

"Bonus is worst I have seen.if you are a leader, have experience to share, introduce great ideas or methodologies and are a performer - forget it! Too bad for you if your boss doesn't understand what you are doing - that's a strike against you - not him/her.Senior members are concerned more about politics and where there next stepping is than about you, what you may accomplish or how you can improve things."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make accountable those managers and directors who are not performers or who do not have the experience to be in that position. MBO's are a joke!"

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"Stable company."

What don't you like about working at Allergan?

"No cross functional (teamwork) in my department."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Encourage cross training among department."

"Allergan... do you really want to work there"

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"The customers"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quit being so arrogant. Wake up and see what's happening!!!!"

"It was a good experience, that I'll never need again. :)"

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"Not much."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Yes, if you're looking to develop thick skin and solid work ethic with no rewards or acknowledgment, then this is the place for you. (Unless of course, the new regime didn't adopt the previous style of management)."

What don't you like about working at Allergan?

"Almost everything. It was tedious, unorganized, violent customers due to company mistakes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I hear that they have replaced almost all management since I have left in 2002."

"Was an excellent opportunity, too bad so many layoffs."

"pretty neat"

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"The atmosphere encourages reps to treat their territory like their own business. Had a lot of ability to make my own decisions."

What don't you like about working at Allergan?

"loved it."

"This was my dream job."

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"Work was interesting, and we had a lot of growth opportunities and great compensation too."

What don't you like about working at Allergan?

"The amount of work started to slow down and dwindled to nothing. I had to be let go due to lack of work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep us busy"

"Not an employee centric company."

What do you like about working at Allergan?

"Salary"

What don't you like about working at Allergan?

"No employee development. Heavy workload. Can be dismissed without cause if the boss doesn't like you."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"An old boys club at the highest levels. If your not one of the boys - you are not going to last long."

"Although more comfortable in a faster paced environment, I enjoyed this contract opportunity for the exposure it gave me to an industry I was not previously familiar with."