Pros
The people you build relationships with, I have made friendships that will last a lifetime.
Cons
Preface: After being 90-plus days removed, I can finally stomach writing this review. There will be some emotion, but it's based on facts. All the information I plan to share is available via public records. WCG is held by a private equity investment firm, and WCG has acquired over 20 pharmaceutical support companies since 2014. Currently, WCG Clinical is involved in a Merger & Acquisition lawsuit (Delaware Chancery Court Case No. 20230699-JTL) from one of its recently acquired companies. You can locate the case filings on Docket Alarm. In addition, the full initial filing is located on Reddit. It's around 55 pages in length but provides an in-depth view of WCG's treatment of people. Also, HR is referred to as Human Capital Management, which I find to be very offensive. The organization filed for an IPO and backed out and has not attempted to file again. You can locate the SEC S1 filing just by Googling the WCG IPO. It's 127 pages in length and a good read if you have the time. If you don't, I would suggest reading the revenue section, the debt section, and then finishing up with the Risk Assessment section. To summarize, they are leveraged more than their revenue stream. They are highly dependent on their subsidiaries' cash flow to cover their obligations. Employment: After spending 3 years with WCG (post-acquisition), it quickly became apparent that you are no longer a person but a number on a piece of paper. Their sales team has an impressive turnover rate, to the point where, as a project manager, I was working on scoping project extensions and change orders on a regular basis. Be prepared to not have support in any fashion. I say this because accounting/finance knows that people are the organization's number one expenditure, and they openly stated they are not looking to increase or invest in that portion of the business. This points to cash flow problems, which connects with the above IPO filing risk assessment I mentioned in the preface. The top-level leadership leads through managers and directors, and they do not allow them to run their business units. Your direct manager does not have any say in your performance review. You could be producing stellar results, such as managing multiple enterprise accounts and hundreds of other projects. However, leadership will direct your manager to give you meeting expectations to prevent you from getting compensated properly. In short, they micromanage the micro-managers. I know this because my direct manager at the time stated this to the team. They said they had no control over our reviews. In addition, leadership openly shared with other team members that they read former employees' messages, focusing on the ones that occurred with active employees. If one of your friends left, there is a high probability that they will read your conversations. Our jobs are remote/hybrid, and if you move, they terminate you and then post your job online as remote. This policy does not apply to leadership, as they are allowed to move with no consequences. There is no development path; you either thrive in fire or sink to the bottom. If you voice your concerns, you will be presented with Mental Health material. You will be overworked with the promise of a promotion at the end of the year. They put people in key roles who have no idea what they are doing, to the point where key clients ask for their removal. They also ask you to directly violate standards to generate revenue, and I find that to be ethically unsound. Remember, this company prides itself on improving lives, but you can't do that if you are putting revenue over people, both clinical patients and employees. After 10 years in the Pharma space, I transitioned out of it because WCG took the love of helping people out of the work. Leadership makes decisions without collectively discussing them with the team. These decisions negatively affect your day-in and day-out work. The organization did recognize mid-year that they had moral issues. They sent a company-wide survey, and when they presented the results, you guessed it, they skewed them. They did not cover every question or provide the employees with the raw results. The comments during the meeting were openly bashing the leadership team for not providing all the details. I am sharing this information in detail to prepare you for the journey ahead. However, I am also writing this for all those who are still there today, some of those whom I call dear friends. This organization will not get any better unless the masses speak out publicly on this platform. Their number one asset is you, and if you are unhappy, your clients will be unhappy. This business does not grow without you, and you need to be in a position where you can succeed and not get burnt out after a few short months. If they are going to twist truths behind closed doors, then it's your obligation to share the truth here. If you are reading this and think it's skewed, I would suggest you reach out to people on LinkedIn who are working here and just talk to them; you'll be surprised how much people are willing to share if you are upfront and open with them.