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Irvine Scientific

Acquired by FUJIFILM

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Irvine Scientific Reviews

2.5

30% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Yutaka Yamaguchi

49% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Irvine Scientific has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Irvine Scientific employee rating is 29% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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72 reviews
1.0
11 July 2018

Gossip, Politics, Complacency

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you are complacent, unmotivated and good at pretending to work this is the place for you. You will probably retire here!

Cons

The R&D department is a place for gossip and complacency. Management is completely unprofessional, making decisions which make employees paranoid and have everyone actively try to put everyone else's work down. There isn't much to learn here other than what not to do and how not to run a business.

1.0
8 Dec 2017

Avoid this company at all costs - you have been warned!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Some really great coworkers, though many end up leaving for better opportunities. -Close to The District. -Decent salary for entry-level positions, less than average in the industry for other positions such as product management.

Cons

-Horrible management, the non-Japanese executives and managers are so disorganized it's ridiculous and always blame those under them for their own errors. Anyone not in a management position is treated like dirt. -Hostile work environment, the management creates an atmosphere that makes everyone scared that they will be terminated for any mistake they make. -They like to hire friends and relatives, so they will terminate employees to bring them in. -Extremely high turnover, I've seen about 10-15 employees terminated without warning in the past year alone, or leave because they can't stand the work environment anymore. -Never any food provided to employees, even the holiday celebrations are potlucks. People scavenge for leftovers from manager meetings. -Ridiculous deadlines, for example they will ask people to submit major things such as next year's budgets and give them only 2 days. -HR is pretty much nonexistent/doesn't do anything. -Performance review is a joke, they'll create a "plan" for you saying you'll be sent to training programs and classes but it'll never actually happen because the company is so cheap. -Favoritism is clearly prevalent, this place is like a fraternity, if you're not a part of the "in-crowd" or don't kiss up to the managers then they won't like you. -Management lies, if they want to fire you they will straight up lie in front of you and HR about the reasons for your termination. I think that's about everything, you've been warned! Don't let the decent pay fool you into thinking this company is a great place to work for. There are very few employees who have been here long-term which should speak for itself.

1.0
11 Aug 2023

Honest Feedback

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay, benefits, and coworkers.

Cons

Upper and lower management are out of touch with their employees. Employees are constantly looking for new jobs since they don’t enjoy working here. Production facility is very old and dirty. Company going through a mass layoff (beginning of August)

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