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Pharmatech, Inc.

I worked at pharmatech for quite a few years. Overall, they are a good start to a career but I would urge caution on being there long-term. 

To start with the good: 
- Management was good to work with, they would work with you should you have family/personal life concerns. 
- They gave you opportunities to stretch and grow in your development career. 
- The environment was fairly low-stress with the occasional deadline that you would be required to put in extra time to meet.  
- The office was relaxed except when tours were given at which point they would expect you to dress nicer, but tours weren't given very often and notice usually was given before a major tour.
- If you are getting started in your dev career, this is a great place to start.

The not-so-good:
- If you are well into your dev career this is NOT the place for you. You will not be paid fairly and you may have unnecessary demands placed on you above your pay grade
- They really only listen to one dev (out of a team of around 12 total) despite how much experience you bring to the table. 
- Their tech is not up-to-date and there is a low chance that it will be brought up to date in the near future.
- They have a hard time making up their mind on different things. You could be halfway into a sprint only to hear that they have changed their minds yet again on the entire project you're working on.
- Their benefits and payroll are controlled via third party company which does cause various problems at times. 
- Their health benefits are not good at all, their 401-K is laughable, their PTO is minimal
- Minimal opportunities for career advancement, your best bet is to go find a new place to work for true career advancement. I would ask for opportunities and they would constantly turn me down on them.

TL;DR
Pharmatech is a good place to get a start in your career or if you really need work, but I wouldn't count on it for long-term as it's not the best option.

This was one of the first jobs I applied for, due to their proximity and my desire for lack of commute. I felt that I had few options, so I accepted it and stopped looking. I lasted about six months before the physical toll on my body (night shift, lots of standing on hard concrete) forced me to quit. My immediate manager was an outstanding person, and made me feel heard, which is literally the only reason I stayed. Some of my co-workers were near impossible to work with (for most of us, not just me), but for the most part they were all good people and very welcoming. I was very disappointed when I found out that I was being paid far below a reasonable wage (I was living at home, thankfully), and especially when I found that I was being paid even less than employees with the same position who were just being hired. Raises depend on measured proficiency, which appealed to me at first, but it turns out it requires time in certain roles, and I had no control over my role on any given day, so there's little to no opportunity for advancement. If you're out of other options, this might be an ok job.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The team members for the most part work well together. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The fundamental processes are broken. No real direction of the company via management. The lack of training in the step by step day to day. It’s pretty much well that’s how we’ve done it so do it that way and figure out how to do it the way we’ve done cause we aren’t going to show you how unless you ask. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is fine. Clean and maintained areas.  Culture is us vs them with several departments. Many people seem to like to be right instead of just moving forward with a project they will waste time to prove their point or their objective instead of conceding and moving forward. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Go in early and stay late. Understaffed and management doesn’t seem to care or be able to justify additional employees.

I started out as a swing shift production manager and was promoted to project management after a few years. It’s a challenging and fast paced work environment but there have been plenty of opportunities for me to grow and learn. Pharmatech management were always available to help and guide when needed and rewards effort and progress with promotions. I always appreciate that they first look to promote from within before going external to the company. 
There is a lot of cross departmental cooperation which has its challenges but Pharmatech strives to encourage a team driven work environment. 
The hardest part of my job is trying to get align differing priorities of multiple departments with the clients priority. The best part is seeing a process come together and bringing new ideas and products to market. 
The health benefits are great, matching 401k, and more. 
The only reason I left was to return to my home state.

I’ve been with Pharmatech for close to a year and had a very positive experience. The people are great, processes are good and improving, and the company is on a growth trajectory. Growth comes with some pain and we’re taking the right steps to facilitate it.

I appreciate this stage of company growth because it brings the opportunity for significant impact.

There are clearly defined vision, mission, and values that we consistently discuss and are working toward. has strengths and weaknesses just like every company, but the values of people, team, customer service, and continuous improvement (and working with intentionality toward those ideals) goes a long way.

management is very unorganized and they have high expectations with poor paying rate. There Constantly changing, quality management And hiring people Who don’t have a clue about the industry, everyone there wants to be a somebody , also if you take time off you mostly will return and some else will replace you so what’s the point of having PTO . They are under staff and expect you to have everything done, you never had a clock out time because they always needed something at the end of the day 30 minutes before it’s time to go home, and Occasionally, you were already home, and you had to return back because they really needed something. Also, 85% of the people there don’t follow the core values of the company.


I was at Pharmatech for quite some time, While the management team was pretty good, and they seem to care about their employees. Their pay and benefits were far below sub-par. 

When it came to discussions on making us a leader in our particular industry or using more up-to-date tech the brakes were always pressed and we were instructed that we were not able to use such technologies. They seemed that they would rather exist instead of leading the industry.

I appreciated how they would make sure that the employees seemed valued (outside of compensation / benefits) by having various lunch parties and things of that nature.

The job was really good for me, super flexible, 10 min -30 min breaks, good pay and good environment. You can talk to anyone because you are standing at a table counting packets and pills for 3-9 hours a day. Super easy and laid-back, you just need to meet quota and stay out of the bosses hair. Plus there's an ice-cream machine in the back, but it takes at least 5 mins to walk there so you have to be quick on break. It's a good job for moms, high schoolers, and college students who live at home. This job provides some extra cash, it will not pay all the bills. It got old after a year into it, I do appreciate it but there wasn't much room to grow.

I liked my supervisors, they were sweet. They actually cared. If you met anyone remotely higher or anyone on a different shift even, they instantly hated you and mean mugged you. You're never recognized for what you do, unless you work on days. There is a huge war between days and nights that even occasionally results in violence. They were a great start, but no one stays long and for good reason. You are expected to go above and beyond for low pay and you do not move up. You're stuck in the same place, no matter who you talk to or how hard you work. ZERO communication.

It's not the best work place, honestly. If you like manufacturing, there are plenty of other jobs with less problems. Here, you are put to work doing four to five jobs not in your job description with no additional pay. To work your way up the ranks you have to hope the person in the position ahead of you quits otherwise you're never getting that job or that pay.  There aren't enough full time workers so they call in temps. You will end up doing most of their work too. Tip: if you want to get anywhere, become a favorite to the managers. If they don't like you they'll slowly push you out by withholding promotions and advancements.

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