Syneos Health reviews

Corrupt practice heads who play favorites and talk behind their employees' backs; zero transparency during the merger between inVentiv Health and INC and even less when going public as Syneos; insane focus on billable hours; employees vindicated for taking sick days, which by company policy, are 'unlimited; angry and overworked practice heads and managers make for a very tired practice group who do not know how to help but only to be yelled at and scramble to figure things out; favorites played amongst who gets to go on new business pitches....the list goes on. If you are >5 in to your career you can do well here but don't expect to excel as a senior leader. Oh and, compensation is absolute rubbish compared to other agencies. Bonuses are tied to the overall PR group so if one practice is not high performing, you bear the brunt personally.

Benefits are being stripped away after moving offices - no more free lunch, no more gym membership discounts, summer parties and holiday parties are now expected to be planned by teams instead of HR, and they got rid of the office exchange program. Salaries and raises are diminutive, no bonuses, no clear trajectory for your career, extremely limited formal training opportunities. You will work really hard here, learn a ton, and be extremely undervalued.