In my 20-year professional life, having worked for a number of organizations -- big and small, start-up and established, non-profit and for profit -- nothing prepared me for how bad the culture at IDEXX was, including BULLYING. Truly Unbelievable. This was a shame, since in its early years IDEXX was reported as being a great place to work.
I experienced frequent and sustained bullying, especially from those in authority. When I left the company, I discovered other former employees who had also experienced bullying across various parts of the company.
The HR department seemed to be largely "invisible" -- possibly because they were dealing with so much staff turnover, it felt like they had no time/patience for current employees, making it difficult to feel like you could approach them and be supported. Bullying seemed to be entrenched (and possibly accepted) within the company culture.
Since leaving IDEXX and talking with other senior HR professionals, it quickly became clear that this type of behavior would be categorically rejected and promptly dealt with at any company with a normal, healthy culture.
