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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 78 GlaxoSmithKline Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.6
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
4.1
Support You Get
4.3
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.2
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Agent

"These people do NOT have it together at all. They tend to lie and manipulate."

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"The office was kind of nice, but you don't actually work there. I wouldn't say there was really anything to make it worth working for them."

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

"Avoid interviewing with them like the plague. They will lie to you about compensation, positions, requirements, etc. They only have low level/base jobs and try to make you think you're getting a great deal, when this is not the case."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"The agents lie to the potential employees, do not respond in timely fashions to emails, do not answer their phones, and do not assist their employees in any imaginable way."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get recruiters who know what they are doing, rather than girls who look cute in skirts."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Sales Executive

"I loved working with Glaxo. I had great partners."

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"I learned a great deal from my boss and my coworkers."

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

"Have positive and upbeat personalities with a mind for science and the drive to exceed goals."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"I cannot say anything bad about the company or my team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Just keep up the positive motivation and support for the sales team."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Scientist

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"I liked my co-workers, my supervisor, and the laboratory environment."

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

"Be confident and ready to talk about your analytical skills. Be prepared to write about those skills. Get ready to talk to many people at various levels about your experiences."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"I did not like the instability of the environment at the end."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide more opportunities for advancement/compensation when project teams are successful."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Computer Operator

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"I like the very friendly environment, and it is a best company to work for."

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

"The company is very good. Sometimes you need internal support for hiring. It depends where you are applying."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"I did not see any reason for not working for this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My suggestions to management are simple: take a stand for your employee."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
SQL Developer

"Technically challenging, with minimal daily pressure."

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"It is a true team environment without micromanagement or loss of autonomy throughout."

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

"They are an extremely employee-friendly company, with incredible benefit programs for workers and dependants."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"I dislike that the layout of campus is not close to parking, and there is very little orientation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest more subordinate interaction and work place feedback on environment."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Creative Services Manager

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"The company is made up of great people, salary, and benefits."

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

"Overall, GlaxoSmithKline is an excellent company with internal politics just like all large companies. Just be aware."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"There are too many issues related to internal politics that affect production and performance."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop a process to weed out management with personal agendas."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Systems Engineer

"It is a great contractor company, and very understanding of a newcomer's questions."

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"The managers are both very nice and very quick to answer, and very competent."

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

"Just be honest about what you have and what you want. It will help them in finding what is best for you."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"There is really nothing I could say against this company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Registered Dental Hygienist

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"It gave me a chance to use my degree in a public setting."

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

"Just put yourself out there, and show them how you can be an asset to the company."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"It was only a six-week contract job that was during the Texas State Fair."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think they did a great job in having a manager with dental experience."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Java Developer

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"They are one of the reputed clients in the world. I got very good technical exposure."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"I don't have anything I don't like about this company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Sales Representative

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"GSK has a tremendous field support team that is always willing to help with issues that may arise in the field. They are always striving to help patients feel better and live longer. With the patient at the center of their vision, they have a solid grasp on what physicians deal with on a daily basis."

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

"Ensure that you are a product expert. Make sure that you have a solid understanding of the disease states your selling into, and how your products are different from the competitors."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"There is nothing that I don't like. I am simply looking to advance my career to the next level."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue work in leading GSK to become a more patient-centric organization."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Data Warehouse Manager

What do you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"I like the people, the company mission, and culture of family support."

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

"It is a great company with great people, at a turning point in their history."

What don't you like about working at GlaxoSmithKline?

"IT is now considered something that should be a purchased service rather than a core competency."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look at the true success and failure of outsourced efforts to date, and understand the pitfalls."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Operations Manager
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.6 / 5
Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.4 / 5
Sales Representative
Person You Work For 3.5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.5 / 5
Company Culture 3.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.1 / 5
Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Sales Representative

"GlaxoSmithKline is great company with great leadership."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

GlaxoSmithKline Reviews FAQs

Is GlaxoSmithKline a good company to work for?

GlaxoSmithKline has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 78 GlaxoSmithKline Review Ratings left anonymously by GlaxoSmithKline employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at GlaxoSmithKline.

Does GlaxoSmithKline pay their employees well?

GlaxoSmithKline employees earn $71,000 annually on average, or $34 per hour, which is 8% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 30 GlaxoSmithKline employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find GlaxoSmithKline Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at GlaxoSmithKline?

94% of employees would recommend working at GlaxoSmithKline with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated GlaxoSmithKline 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.3 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at GlaxoSmithKline?

According to our data, the highest paying job at GlaxoSmithKline is a VP of Information Technology at $351,000 annually. Browse GlaxoSmithKline Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at GlaxoSmithKline?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at GlaxoSmithKline is a Medical Assistant at $16,000 annually. Browse GlaxoSmithKline Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at GlaxoSmithKline?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at GlaxoSmithKline to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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