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I worked as an admin assistant to the president of sales and wanted to move into the consumer affairs department to help consumers with their vitamin/supplement interests. That was 1999. That new department grew rapidly from 2 reps and a supervisor in the next few years. When I left there were 1 million consumers with 8 reps handling the incoming calls, emails, mail and it was draining. There were ongoing classes for the entire company in 2006 because the management, HR and staff were all experiencing hardships during these strenuous and unorganized workloads. Everyone wanted to be a boss-from new employee to hr and not follow rules. The icing on the cake-I was verbally threatened, and pressured by management and hr for a new rep who ended up quitting less than a year on the job. I was cheated out of worker's comp. I never filed and the insurance lied for the hr guy who was friends with the manager at the time who told me "don't tell anyone what goes on at your desk".

I find that working with that type of organization claiming to have zero tolerance yet attacking the employee for nothing - to keep the premium of WC low...They committed fraud and I was introduced to the fraud connections of theirs in the WC system. I am drained of energy after suffering the long term stressful workload on the job. I had no consideration as an employee from them and was pressured to go back although I was told by doctors not to. To get on WC. They were hostile when I needed them and pathetic. Cheats and crooks who forced me into constructive discharge. Their attorneys and adjusters for the WC insurance are liars for them instead of being non biased and the judges too. They even paid off a QME to lie about my medical records. Proof to the judges showed the QME was a quack yet they played a game with my file for that company. So, I don't recommend working there if you have integrity and a happy life. I can provide proof of everything stated. So, I am now telecommuting. Happily.

A typical day working here was opening up your work assignment to see what needs to get done that same day. One would choose the really "hot" tests and from there one would plan there whole day in order to get that test/experiment out of there work assignment. Working with co-workers was great if one had any questions they would simply just go to a co-woker and ask them and if he/she didn't know, they would both find a senior chemist or scientist to answer the question. Although, at times it would get stressful since one would have people from other departments coming in asking for results or if one can do them a favor and run their test/experiment since its really "hot". Some co-workers will make the lab fun though by putting questions up in the board that would make one think and distress them for awhile. People like that are needed in a lab to be creative and make everyone else get though their day. Some people will get taught a lot of the instruments in the lab. While others got really good at running their instruments the company will just leave them there this was the only downfall. Overall the company is great, the people are great, it was a fun experience in my life. I'm glad I had the opportunity to work there.

Working at Pharmavite has been a refreshing experience, as I came from a very large CPG company before moving to Pharmavite. You really get to know your co-workers and even the leadership team. Our CEO even does "Java with Jeff" so you can get to know him, understand the business a bit more and even ask questions and give suggestions. I have found Pharmavite a great place to work where my opinion is valued, I'm given opportunities to use my skill set but also learn from other areas of the business. I feel cared for through our benefit program, our wellness program and perks and the support provided to all of us during the pandemic. It's amazing to work with people who have been at the company for over 20 or 30 years. That's not a rare thing at Pharmavite and says a lot about Pharmavite. There is a lot of history here and more history to be made in our next 50 years. If you are considering working at Pharmavite, I think you will make a good choice to say "yes!" 

Scheduling in truck loads of high volume components to support manufacturing. Ordering display componentry from MRP driven demand forecast and meetings...including Costco's annual "Fence" Program.
I learned every day is different...everchanging, not boring.
Management pretty much let me do my job, unless they knew something I didn't. Working with my co-workers was the best part of my job...good people to surrround yourself with which always helps when one's day is more challenging than "normal."
The hardest part would be expediting unplanned materials from suppliers and making sure all the proper departments are linked in to what has to happen in a timely manner.This is a common occurence in Operations (Production Planning).
I always enjoy working with people and acheiving the desired result: success. Whether it be getting off of backorder, special projects, new products, quality rejection replacements, and daily ordering and scheduling to keep the production lines running and our customers happy.

Here at Pharmavite you must be prepared to be lied on by supervisors and team leads. You will be consistently overlooked for job advancement not due to lack of knowledge but due to not being a part of a certain “click”. Human resources will not help solve any issues with supervisors you may have because they are friends outside of work. So desperate cries and complaints of work place harassment and discrimination go unhandled or documented. Management will manipulate any situations, documentation, logs, accident reports for self-gain or to not hold accountability. They do not try to accommodate pregnant women who work on the production floor that well as all. They are all and all a place of direct lack of guidance and mayhem. Be aware because this place can cause you some serious distress if you are not careful. They also do not pay as well as people portray. You will receive pay just literally cents on the dollar above threshold for government assistance. If at all you can consider another job I would before coming.

When I first started in 2019 it was great. Pay felt low for the work I was doing and we worked 6 days a week then a terrible supervisor was hired I almost quit and many others did because of him. Now I love my job again. The work schedule is different and I have more time for my family and schooling. we received a huge pay increase because of the Pandemic. Now I work in a different department with a better supervisor and learning new things. The work use to be hard now it’s super easy. Advancement is kinda easy to get. Usually you have to wait for someone to leave a position or get fired. The chain of command is operator which is what I am now then setup mechanic, lead, supervisor, coordinator, manager. The lead position is always opening up in different departments and is a great sport for experience and looks great for advancement. Starting off pay is around 16-18 and night shift pay differential is 1.75

A typical day for me is validating work from manufacturing. I compile data, and retain it in record keeping.  I get to find mistakes, and let the mistakes be known. I also try to help solve problems when I can. My work is very repetitive and is stressful at times. I learned a lot of USP methodology for microbiology testing and chemistry testing of of vitamins. I learned about swabbing and cleaning verification. I have a working knowledge of product, instrumental, process and system qualifications. I have many mentors at my job, but I seem to learn more from people who are working on the same level as me. The management team is always working hard, and trying to turn mediocre helpers into great workers.The hardest part of my job is seeing someone else not doing their job by not caring even after trying to help them. The most enjoyable part of my job is the numerous problems opportunities that I see available to learn if I only could make time to learn.

Pharmavite has been good to me.  I used to love going to work everyday!  There used to be work/life balance and everyone working together as a team.  Fast forward 12 years to today in 2015, the culture has changed drastically.  Everything is about "the bottomline" and not about the employees that help the company bring in the sales.  Hopefully, the company realizes that nurturing their employees will go a long way in delivering financial goals and reduce the mass exodus.    

Today (11/10/15), I overheard a conversation regarding bringing new candidates into the organization.  There was talk about putting charismatic people on the front lines to say that the company is great and give the illusion that everything is going well.

Prospective candidates please ask lots of questions and do not fall for the bait and switch.

A typical day at work began with being given an assignment, typically an assay for a Vitamin or Multivitamin Formulation and being asked to analyze it. The results were then reported to management whenever the tests were complete.

The Research and Development part of the work was more pleasant, although often the managers were less knowledgeable, inventive, and lesser trained than those working under their very management. A bizarre and puzzling situation indeed.

The demarcation between Permanent and Temporary Employees was always clear. To give a concrete example, the temporary employees were not invited to, nor allowed to attend to winter holidays celebrations sponsored by the company.

I found the Marketing department to be a hostile work environment with a fear-based culture. The Marketing leadership team is uninspiring and do not take an active interest in the development and well-being of their employees. A lot of the time it just felt like a sweatshop. 

The Brand leadership lack crucial skills and experience needed to successfully set the strategic vision and ability to inspire and motivate the rest of the team. I also found them to have very questionable ethics. 

If you challenge them, they will not hesitate to intentionally and maliciously set you up to fail.

I do not recommend this company to anyone serious about a career in Brand Management.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Packer 10 salaries reported	$27.50 per hour
Manager 3 salaries reported	$149,000 per year
Forklift operator 4 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
Engineer 3 salaries reported	$72,000 per year
Technician 2 salaries reported	$50,000 per year

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