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Charles River Laboratories

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Great people, Good entry level experience, poor advancement opportunities - Anonymous employee Charles River Laboratories Employee Review

3.0
22 Dec 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

spacious facility, average benefits package, great people to work with, will hire new college graduates, good communication, relaxed atmosphere, good sense of teamwork

Cons

lots of changes in management structure - could never seem to get it right who should report to who (and some managers are appointed to supervise employees without knowing what their direct reports' jobs are), pay is on low side, my workload doubled while my coworker was on maternity leave and all i got out of it was having to work weekends all summer, vacation requests occasionally get denied for poor reasons, not much room for advacement, sometimes atmosphere can get too relaxed where people become unprofessional, HR has been known to give misinformation on benefits

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5.0
12 June 2026
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Pros

Great place to work. Work/life balance is best I've been part of.

Cons

Very big company, don't always know who to go to

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Charles River Laboratories Response
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We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying your time at Charles River! Your contributions make a difference, and we’re grateful to have you on the team.
2.0
24 June 2026
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Pros

The people you work with under the leadership level are great and truly try their best every day to do the best job they possibly can.

Cons

Everyone is severely underpaid for the amount of work they’re expected to do. People will quit/be fired/laid off and no additional help is provided. Those who remain are expected to pick up all of the slack. Leadership is variable on the day-to-day but you never truly feel supported or like your problems are taken seriously enough to resolve. Individuals are actively urged not to present counter job offers as a way to negotiate higher pay or a different position because “the site head doesn’t like it”.

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