QUICK READ: Maybe pharma companies will learn that they can get more things done without the need for constant meetings as a result of working at home. It’s also a good time to ditch open offices as employees really hate them.
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WHAT? Even without the debate on drug prices, some pharma companies are headed towards extinction. Bureaucratic processes, designed to protect jobs and establish territories, and a failure to change the work environment is going to take its toll. Bigger is not better.
MY TWO CENTS: In my almost 20 years in the healthcare business I have seen a constant across 99% of companies: a culture ingrained in meetings and dead slow decision making. It’s hurting the industry and it’s driving talented people away.