I work at Biogen Idec in RTP NC. The company used to offer great fringe benefits and be very innovative. Recently the company adopted what they call "The NEXT" culture and brought in new upper management. Now, things have changed. Our goals are very stringent and the fringe benefits like vacation buy, summer hours, and other things are going by the wayside. Also, the company is becoming more of a call center environment (the new boss used to work at a call center) so, now we have tightly regulated break/lunch times and call codes, etc. In a few years I think this company will be no better to work for than other companies as benefits are taken away.

This company had a great reputation until I worked for the materails group, which has a total lack of respect for individuals skills and knowledge. When interviewed I left feeling like I could make a contribution, but when I started work with the Director there, his style and the way the company let him treat employees was shocking. Foul language, demeaning behavior in front of anyone, at anytime. His lack of control made employees not do the work, because of fear of retribution. There was no help from higher managment and none from the HR group. Many folks have left after a few months there.

They promised a lot in order to make sure I will turn down 4 other job offers. This is not about Biogen, but about a subsidiary of Biogen(Syntonix). The upper management is very poor.