Working at McKesson in Alpharetta, GA: 21 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Alpharetta, GA Area

"I learned a lot about Computer Hardware and Software Support, but a lot of the employee incentives were taken away. The lack of advancement. Great place to start your IT career."

"I have been an Instructional Designer with McKesson for six years - three as a contractor and three as an employee. My team has been great to work with and the management have been helpful and informative. Unfortunately, over the past three years, my department has been reorganized three times and while the company at large (McKesson, Corp) is doing very well, my division is on the verge of being eliminated."

"I have worked at McKesson since 2010 and found it to be a good company. I would still recommend others to McKesson."

"McKesson is a great place to gain experience. They offer a variety of different career paths along with the intricacy of navigating the politics in the big corporate of America."

"The political landscape at Mckesson is difficult at best. Depending on which department or BU you are working in, you will be treated differently and compensated differently. The organization as a whole is process oriented."

"Great people to work with."

"I have worked for McKesson since 1994. It was a very good place to work and had a lot of opportunities to move around and learn new things. They have a wide swath of training from standard business, healthcare to the latest technologies both online and in a classroom setting."

"I worked there for 2 years."

"I worked for Mckesson for 11 years and moved up 3 times and just unfortunate the layoff happens every year and I got picked this year."

"Working for this large healthcare organization for almost 10 years, I believe that they have an interesting position in the market but their core strength is in pharmaceuticals and not within managed services."

What do you like about working at McKesson?

"Great company with great flexibility and very good work culture."

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

"You need to show them that you are willing to learn new stuff and be a good team player."

What don't you like about working at McKesson?

"They need to concentrate more on new technologies and invest on that."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have to work more on new technologies on .net."

"Great company, but too big to respond quickly to market changes."

What do you like about working at McKesson?

"McKesson is a great company that really cares about its people."

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

"You won't regret joining the culture, but 2-3% annual raises are standard. You won't get promoted, either. You have to move to a different division within the company."

What don't you like about working at McKesson?

"It was very difficult at times to make necessary changes to projects. A single change to the scope of a release usually took about 6 months to get approved."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Embrace agile development methodology at the leadership level and empower your teams to be successful."

"Loved it!"

What do you like about working at McKesson?

"Variety of work, fast pace, challenging, the people were great and the organzation was supportive."

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

"Be truthful and honest and let them know of your strengths."

What don't you like about working at McKesson?

"There was really nothing I didn't like. They were very supportive."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I believe my managers were very good at listening and helping when needed."

"Good place for a career."