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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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IT Leader - IT Leader Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

1.0
20 Sept 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits, bonus. Salary structure is on par with the industry. Flexible work schedule.

Cons

The IT organization is dysfunctional. The shared services infrastructure organization is grossly under staffed to the point of negligence. There is a "good old boys" network in Carlsbad that targets any IT employees that are not a part of their "network". Systematically, all of the legacy Thermo Fisher IT leadership have been replaced or forced out of the organization and unless you are a legacy Life Science employee, you will not be successful and will be targeted. The ratio of female to male IT leadership is only 15% so if you're not male, don't expect to have any future within the organization.

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Cons

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Pros

Since the company is big, it's a great opportunity for networking, learning new skills, and earning certificates after completing hazard safety training that you can use in the future as well (especially if you're working with Unity Lab Services). Coworkers are usually nice and will always lend a hand if you need it. If you're lucky, you might be placed at a one-person site where the site supervisor is chill and understanding, lets you work at your own pace, and helps you learn new things by giving you "side quests."

Cons

No real career growth. The workload can be hard to keep up with at times, and the company strictly enforces an 8-hour workday with no overtime, even when needed. Day-to-day operations feel heavily micromanaged by upper management through strict policies. HR introduces new policies almost monthly, often adding tasks that feel unnecessary. They frame this as becoming "more data-driven," but in practice, it hasn't led to much noticeable improvement.

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