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Charles River Laboratories

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Good people, low salary - Laboratory Analyst I Charles River Laboratories Employee Review

4.0
29 Mar 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- My department’s team is full of amazing and understanding people. Any intimidating or negative behavior will not be tolerated. - options of career development in the laboratory and desk jobs - the training for the job position is very thorough and the trainers are careful to adapt to every individual learning pace

Cons

- low salary - as an analyst, there are a lot of things to do in a day and sometimes with unexpected events you have to finish in overtime (not obligatory, but sometimes it’s hard to find someone to finish what you were doing so you end up staying later anyways) - there’s a lot of pressure to avoid any deviations, to the point where analysts are scared to make any mistakes - our supervisor is given a maximum range of money to invest in career development for the year. Therefore, if an employee is ready to move from analyst I to analyst II for example, but the quota has already been acheived, that analyst will have to wait until next year to get their salary augmentation

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5.0
12 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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