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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Filled with politics - Anonymous employee Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

1.0
3 July 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Location: 5 mins walk from mrt station Big name in the industry Work life balance

Cons

Too much politics in this company. Even team leaders backstab their team members. 90% females. Senior management can dislike you based on a "feel". I have witness team leaders bullying their team members. Toxic work environment. Salary is much lower than market rate. Job scope is often too specific. You hardly learn much. Singapore branch is very separate from global team. Company claims to care about the growth of employees. However, management expects you to know almost everything and don't bother to train.

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Cons

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