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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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So so bad - Director Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

1.0
17 Oct 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Some roles are allowed to be flexible SOME

Cons

Where to start? Medical insurance for a family is $863 a MONTH JUST medical. The HR processes here are all manufacturing based and probably written in 1983. IF you can speak to someone in HR. We buy new companies yet lay current staff off. The head of HR when you hear her speak is condescending arrogant narcissist. No promotion budget for current employees and I have to take away merit from my successful performers to increase merit for my small group of high performers. Toxic is the word I would use for the culture. If you want to be worked to death and not recognized this is the place for you. If you want most of your paycheck to go to health benefits this place is for you. If you want to set your career back 20+ years in policy and process this place is for you. If you want to be forced to go in the office five days a week just to be SEEN not to actually collaborate this place is for you. The old PPD folks are all waiting for the economy to get better so they can jump ship as the culture has shifted and it’s just so toxic.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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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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