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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Think Long and Hard Before Taking a Job Here - Manager Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

2.0
1 July 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very good health benefits package

Cons

Read the book "Snakes in Suits;" it is a good overview of what things are like here. There is definitely and old boy/old girl network in place, and the only way to move up in the company is through nepotism, dishonesty, or brown nosing. *LOTS* of micromanagement: expect to have to fill out reports, memos, etc. constantly. Even though the benefits are good, the pay is way below average.

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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company with advancement potential.

Cons

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1.0
20 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you're stuck in the Greenville area for some unfortunate reason, it's a job.

Cons

This place is functionally a mafia. The same rotating cast of "old head" people that have been at the site for decades watches each other's backs, and overworks everyone else. God help you if you're actually capable or smart, because they will overload you as much as possible, while ensuring that they, and their pals, do as little as possible. They really have no concept of capacity management at all. There is no math, metrics, or even mild logic that goes in to how they define R&R or distribute work. No one really knows how to do anything at all. Things that sound simple, like shipping a sample for instance.. Well, clear your afternoon. It doesn't help that all of their systems are completely antiquated. I should also note that you won't get any support on anything really, from training to execution. No one wants to be here, and it's so obvious. The place looks and feels like a prison because it is. It doesn't even pay that well compared to other pharma companies! That barbed wire isn't there to keep people out, it's to keep them in.

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