What is with this place?

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i have been working here at HR for a while. As far as I am concern, my colleague, Tim Grant is right, we should identify and fire all of you. you are bunch of spoiled employees.
 






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i have been working here at HR for a while. As far as I am concern, my colleague, Tim Grant is right, we should identify and fire all of you. you are bunch of spoiled employees.
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By your response there is no mystery why Astellas HR is nicknamed "Hate and Retaliation" in Northbrook.

Perhaps you should point the finger at yourself considering that a high turn-over rate indicates a stressful, unstable work environment.

Always replacing staff, is extremely costly for the company. The only reason CT and her bully management hires are still in power are because we are a Japanese company that doesn't have proper oversight of your department.
 






Anonymous said:
i have been working here at HR for a while. As far as I am concern, my colleague, TG is right, we should identify and fire all of you. you are bunch of spoiled employees.
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By your response there is no mystery why Astellas HR is nicknamed "Hate and Retaliation" in Northbrook.

Perhaps you should point the finger at yourself considering that a high turn-over rate indicates a stressful, unstable work environment.

Always replacing staff, is extremely costly for the company. The only reason CT and her bully management hires are still in power are because we are a Japanese company that doesn't have proper oversight of your department.

(I reposted my response to remove the direct name used in the previous poster's quote because posts disappear when HR complains to cafepharma)
 












Anonymous said:
i have been working here at HR for a while. As far as I am concern, my colleague, TG is right, we should identify and fire all of you. you are bunch of spoiled employees.
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This is a perfect example of how our HR operates, fire anyone who disagrees. Astellas HR never asks themselves how they could do something better or what other companies do differently to motivate and empower employees.

Astellas HR is so insecure they think anyone who disagrees with them or their bully management hires should leave, and will force them out by unethical means if needed.

This is why we have people who are high performers one year and gone the next in all departments.
 






you don't get it. We simply don't care. You are getting paid good money to do a job and what you have been asked. Employee's job is to finish the task without any question. This is what Japan is asking from our department, "hire employees who just do what they have been asked without excuse or question". Like it or not, this is what we are looking for and this is our culture, that is why we pay top money to employees, otherwise you and all others can leave and find jobs elsewhere.
 












Anonymous said:
you don't get it. We simply don't care. You are getting paid good money to do a job and what you have been asked. Employee's job is to finish the task without any question. This is what Japan is asking from our department, "hire employees who just do what they have been asked without excuse or question". Like it or not, this is what we are looking for and this is our culture, that is why we pay top money to employees, otherwise you and all others can leave and find jobs elsewhere.
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People with talent have ideas and opinions and Astellas forced out many many good people. This brain drain happened under CT and we are not better off because of it. We lost some of the best performers and now we have weak strategy, weak teams and distrust. Some talent is left here but most people are too scared to speak up and offer real solutions and instead they think it is best to stay off of the radar and applaud the sub-standard work being done here.

Maybe you don't get it. You are wasting your money. You should pay minimum wage if all you want is followers. Isn't there an HR 101 class you can go to? Maybe the teacher can explain to you why your comment of "hire employees who just do what they have been asked without excuse or question" is not a good HR practice in a professional pharmaceutical environment.
 






i guess you are missing a point. This is not a typical American or European Pharma. In a normal environment, HR should act normal BUT this place is abnormal. HR is not here to help identify and grow talent rather to fill the blanks. They have been commissioned to bring folks with minimum requirements, they are out there trying to find folks who "Fit Astellas Culture." Culture is doing the job without objection, opinion and or question. Unfortunately, this is what Astellas wants and for most part this is what they have hired in top management. Usually, talented folks stay in Astellas for about two years and they leave or get pushed out because they challenge the system. Just look around you, look who is running the company, most if not all, are rejects from elsewhere who now are making good money and just execute based on Japan's demand without any objection. Otherwise they would not have jobs. Typical losers.
 






Anonymous said:
i guess you are missing a point. This is not a typical American or European Pharma. In a normal environment, HR should act normal BUT this place is abnormal. HR is not here to help identify and grow talent rather to fill the blanks. They have been commissioned to bring folks with minimum requirements, they are out there trying to find folks who "Fit Astellas Culture." Culture is doing the job without objection, opinion and or question. Unfortunately, this is what Astellas wants and for most part this is what they have hired in top management. Usually, talented folks stay in Astellas for about two years and they leave or get pushed out because they challenge the system. Just look around you, look who is running the company, most if not all, are rejects from elsewhere who now are making good money and just execute based on Japan's demand without any objection. Otherwise they would not have jobs. Typical losers.
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Well said. This post and the one above clearly explain the dysfuntion that exists here. HR is not a "normal" department in this organization. "Normal" HR departments are objective and put in place programs and policies that support employees and expect higher long-term performance and committment in return. Issues like high turn-over rates are a red-flag for underlying management problems.

This HR team in close partnership with commercial management has created an atmosphere of distrust, continued discrimination and as a department completely lack integrity and morals. Employees in general are treated as minions, unless you are annointed by upper management and then your lack of performance and low competency are excused. Too many examples to list, but this is a deep problem/cancer that isn't going away any time soon!
 






The company continues to send out negative messages by keeping people like David Boyd employed. The most divisive manager ever. Don't be lulled into thinking he is a good guy.... He isn't. We will turn the corner when folks like him are sent packing. Unfortunately I'm not expecting anything to happen. Well done HR it must be difficult keeping your eyes closed.
 






Anonymous said:
Well said. This post and the one above clearly explain the dysfuntion that exists here. HR is not a "normal" department in this organization. "Normal" HR departments are objective and put in place programs and policies that support employees and expect higher long-term performance and committment in return. Issues like high turn-over rates are a red-flag for underlying management problems.

This HR team in close partnership with commercial management has created an atmosphere of distrust, continued discrimination and as a department completely lack integrity and morals. Employees in general are treated as minions, unless you are annointed by upper management and then your lack of performance and low competency are excused. Too many examples to list, but this is a deep problem/cancer that isn't going away any time soon![/QUOT

The worst part of all of it is that the sales reps are held so accountable for things outside of our control meanwhile the company turns a blind eye to so many deficiencies within the organization.
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Learn to live with it. Astellas is a Japanese company. Discrimination against non-Japanese are high in every Japanese company. As said before, culture dictates "What you have to do and how you have to do it"; as we say here, my way or highway.
Unfortunately, we are all foot soldiers here and we can't and won't have any opinion or impact in this company and culture. It's just how it is. Sad but true.
 






If you could understand Japanese and go to the HQ in Tokyo and after work hang out with your Japanese teammates after dinner and few drinks, they Olsen up and will let you know what they think about non-Japanese, especially those working in USA. What they think and say is NOT pretty. We are at their mercy.
 






I'm a former Summit Club winner and actively searching for a new opportunity with another company. I don't have an axe to grind, but it's obvious there are real problems with this company and current management.

The most frustrating aspect of our culture is the fact that management and HR do their best to over sell this company as a wonderful place to work. This is the farthest thing from the truth! The only employees that are happy here are either benefiting from the political bullshit and favoritism or checked-out mentally years ago. Anyone that has a good idea or just wants to be rewarded for performance without being a part of the 'boys club" is discriminated against. Unfortunately, HR could care less, so I'm moving on.
 


















Recruiter had contacted me for a leadership position in Oncology Global Medical Affairs, VP and head position, he was saying this company is great BUT I see from this post and others that there are some serious issues here and I am not sure this is a right environment. Also, I checked and there is not much in this company Oncology program/pipeline. I don't want the opportunity.
It appears that you have enough unhappy folks at Astellas, My advice to all of you is to get together, get a good attorney and file a major class action lawsuit against Astellas. Sounds like a very bullish and poisoned environment. Good luck to all of you.
 






Saw an attorney today. He agrees that there is a case for class action lawsuits. Just need some of you to join me. Civil lawsuit and results will remain confidential, we just need to be together and strong. Who is with me? No attorney fee, I will cover it.
 












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