Edwards Lifesciences reviews

- Little to no focus on human capital - Strategy and execution is largely reactive - Little to no opportunities for career advancement; majority of new jobs are filled with external candidates instead of looking for talent in-house - Mid to senior management has little to no experience managing people. Most were individual contributors that rose through the ranks with little to no experience mentoring or managing staff - Benefits are subpar given size and success of company: ZERO maternity / paternity benefit, employee contribution for health benefits increases substantially every year, 401k matching that vests over a long period - Perfomance management is completely subjective; individual goals for the year are loaded in October (10 months into the year) and evaluated in December. Employee rating essentially depends on relationship with manager. - Generally, a highly political, low-trust environment where people are afraid to challenge the status quo