Eli Lilly and Co. Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"The outcome of the company's efforts & their support for work life balance (although that's been eroding over the last few years)."

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

"Ask a lot of questions about the workload in the area and the nature of the work the job entails."

What don't you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"Downsizing has led to unreasonable work loads & lower morale. The company has been more focused on making shareholders happy and has taken their eye off their employees' needs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus more on employee needs/well-being and how company initiatives negatively impact that."

"It's a big company. The business model establishes a high level of self management for employees. Therefore, the managers can focus on their own personal work. This means they don't pay much attention to who is doing what in their departments. Management struggles to differentiate employees. Typically, everyone gets nearly the same raises and compensation. If you're an above average employee, you won't get recognized for what you do. You'll be better off at another employer. If you're below average, then this is the place for you, because you can coast without management noticing and you'll get the same raise as others."

"I've worked at Lilly since 2001. Management struggles to differentiate employee performance. Typically, most everyone gets the same raise. Like a union environment, an employee is rewarded for average performance. If you are above average in ability, you'll be supporting the raise of others, but could receive better compensation elsewhere. If you're below average, you will be able to get by here. Many co-workers have become unmotivated. If you want to be a top performer, go someplace else. If you're good at networking you'll always have a paycheck, and you can "network" without your supervisor knowing. They don't pay attention."

"The IT section of ElI Lilly is not the best place if you want to be spot on the latest technologies. It offers good opportunities if you know the technology right when they need it; If you wish to nest in one place and don't really mind about acquiring new knowledge if not once or twice a year; career opportunities are simply insufficient, at least in the IT sector. On the other hand, it offers quite good job security."

What do you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"My colleagues."

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

"Dress up sharply, never look like you have no idea what they are talking about (most of the times they do not know either), act like what you have always wanted was to work for them."

What don't you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"The fact that a good idea needs to be estimated 400K times and by the time it is approved, there is no more need for it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look around you ! There are tons of ways of working out to reach your goal: you do not have to reinvent the wheel every time!"

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

"Make sure you know who the hiring manager is, they wil be the ones with most pointed questions, but it is immenently doable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"No questions or suggestions for management in place now. They all know what to do."

"One of the best places I have ever worked!"

"Great place."

"Downsizing a lot and I am concerned with the direction being taken with new reorg."

What do you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"Good group of people but too much micromanagement and red-tape to get things done."

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

"Good place to learn the business."

What don't you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"Lack of opportunities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have more confidence in the experience of your people."

"Deceptions that matter."

What do you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"People that are not involved in any human resources or management positions. The people that really work, not those that claim they do."

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

"Beware of Human Resources and their illusory claims of concern for the employee. This is a hidden ruse to acquire your naive trust of them. In reality HR is just another Judas, behind the scenes proponent for management that will do anything to defend management's corrupt devices at your expense."

What don't you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"They are dishonest and without integrity! They stole my 401K retirement matching funds which amounted to $45000. I was advised or forced to accept their voluntary exit program VEP, that is actually an involuntary exit program that human resources devised for Lilly management to silently lay off those they appraise as unworthy to work for the glorious Eli Lilly and Co."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Beware, you will answer for your corrupt, deceptive and despicable practices on the last day!"

"ElI Lilly is a good place to work if you are interested in drug manufacturing. Lot of learning is there."

What do you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"It is one of the good places to work."

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

"Focus on your technical knowledge."

What don't you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"No reason for this, actually I liked Eli Lilly too."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on giving some training to resources on chemicals and drugs, as most of the time we had to deal with these while designing."

What do you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"I was able to learn more about the health field and had a great team leader that helped me develop some new skills."

What do you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"The client interaction and selling."

What don't you like about working at Eli Lilly and Co.?

"Compensation."

"Great company to work for. A lot of opportunity for career development."