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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Could be a great place to work – it’s just really, really not… - Anonymous employee Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

1.0
27 Mar 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some really good people – working hard and who want to make a difference. Nice rural location ( even if the offices are a bit grim ), decent salaries and potential for bonus.

Cons

Culture is terrible… attitude is that ‘we’re making so much money who cares’ but it is possible to have a balance of a good working environment and still make profit. Managers are very busy positioning themselves and are scared to step out of line. Those that do are usually ( very publicly ) ‘restructured’ out of the business – and definitely don’t look to HR for support they are at the forefront. Bullying is never acceptable.

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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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