Working at Hospira in Lake Forest, IL: 7 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Lake Forest, IL Area

"In general Hospira is a very good place to work, but opportunities to develop and move forward in the organization are not that open for contractors. I recommend a lot this place to work."

"Do Not recommend this company"

What do you like about working at Hospira?

"Compensation was very good, vacation is nice, some of the benefits are good too."

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

"Long Interviews with many many members of your area's leadership team. Be prepared to go through every different style and way of interviewing. When speaking to VPs make your questions vague enough to let them talk about themselves"

What don't you like about working at Hospira?

"Work Life Balance is horrible, management is too risk averse and it is hard to get anything done"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get rid of your committees upon committees upon committees to get things done. Lots of people have great ideas about how to do things better but you just keep putting more processes and paperwork in their way."

What do you like about working at Hospira?

"The people that work there are very nice, friendly and collaborative."

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

"Make sure you talk to people to used to work there. Understand the culture before you accept the job."

What don't you like about working at Hospira?

"Constant turnover in leadership, constant change in priorities, lack of leadership"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make tough but necessary decisions faster. Instill consistency, value people"

What do you like about working at Hospira?

"I enjoyed the people I worked with and the affect our worked had on the work being done there."

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

"Ask about the trend to outsource everything."

What don't you like about working at Hospira?

"The sense of using people as resources, use them to get ahead or something accomplished and then let them go, everyone is replaceable"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work to retain the talent you already have, new people mean start up and training costs, just because someone has been working there or has worked there in the past does not mean they don't have new ideas."

"Good co-worker, but benefits are not that good."