PPD reviews

Management is clueless. My accounts shifted periodically so I got to work with several managers, very few of which had any clue what was going on with their teams/accounts. Typical complaints of "overworked and underpaid" really don't convey what it's like at PPD. Lowest paying company in the industry and they work you twice as hard (which explains why so many people left after only a few months). Many employees use this as a jumping off point, PPD will hire entry level with no experience but has robust training-get your foot in the industry door by working and training here-you'll be recruited by a competitor in no time for twice the pay and half the hours (give or take). I was clocking 100+ hour work weeks due to demanding clients and had to justify this to my manager (again-clueless about the team's workload) even though I was salaried. Work life balance does not exist-although they claim it's a high priority. Quality of life tripled when I left. Limited career advancement (in fact promotions/raises were just cut from twice yearly to annually). You're just a number. Specific to my department-Management shows little to no appreciation to their employees for their time and efforts, unless you're one of the few favored individuals, you will work most nights and weekends, even managers had this burden, you will be disrespected by your sales reps and treated as though you are beneath them.

After the mass exodus of every manager and a few others, the coordinators that had been there the longest automatically moved into management positions. Several were definitely not management material at all. The entire dynamics changed. Certain co-workers and managers became bullies, outcasting others, only helping people in their clicks. A particular manager, that has no business being a manager, gossips and bad mouths to other co-workers about others personal business, spread rumors, talks poorly to other co-workers. She makes provoking comments when she doesn’t like you. There is so much distracting socializing and upper management wonders why mistakes are occurring. The bad workers are catered to and the people that try to focus and work hard are pushed out. It is, for me and my experience, a toxic environment. It use to be amazing, but certain managers left that were wonderful and kept everyone straight by leading by example and working hard with us. It has completely changed and many others are very unhappy and looking for jobs. So there should be plenty of openings becoming available.