ATCC reviews

3.2

55% would recommend to a friend

(264 total reviews)
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Ruth Cheng

61% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

ATCC has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 264 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ATCC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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264 reviews
2.0
Jan 14, 2017

Don't be fooled

Recommend
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Pros

Its a biotech company and looks good on your resume. Most work is pre-defined so if you are someone who doesn't like troubleshooting, then its good for you.

Cons

Narrow door for upward mobility hence employees stepping on each other to get noticed. Bad behavior by some employees not checked especially if they are close to supervisors and upper management. Policies of equality just on paper but not followed and sad thing is no one seems to care enough to check it. A lot of attempt to flood online reviews with good reviews and comments just to offset the genuine bad reviews by they are receiving from employees, don't be fooled. If you have another option, PLEASE run away from this company....Good luck

1.0
Jan 24, 2017

RUN.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The commute isn't terrible. The coworkers are alright.

Cons

The whole upper management team is determined to destroy the company. From a failed ERP system that has cost the company a lot, not only in money but reputation. To the incompetency and lack of leadership, transparency and competence.

1.0
Feb 10, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There aren't many here. I like my coworkers. We are all in the same boat so we commiserate together. Retirement match is pretty good and you start off at 3 weeks vacation, but give it time and I am sure that will be taken away. The trend over the last few years has been to slowly cut benefits. We've been told by HR to be appreciative of the free parking and coffee so we got that going for us, which is nice.

Cons

There is zero leadership. The CEO only comes in couple days a week if that. He leads by fear and pits the ELT against each other so there is constant bickering and backstabbing which trickles down the ranks and defeats morale. We have a hiring freeze at least once a year and are unable to replace essential positions. As a result we fall behind on work and then get criticized because we are behind. It is a continuous vicious cycle. And HR....Don't even get me started on HR. The running joke in the company is "HR? What HR?" They outsourced all of their responsibilities to external providers and middle management so they can roll in after 10:00 or "work from home" to then complain how busy they are. They are the nastiest most unprofessional individuals I have ever worked with. Employees are told that they are to never under any circumstances ever go to HR for anything. If you do they will shame and berate you for your question or concern. It’s like being back in high school and getting bullied all over again. It continues to amaze me that this type of behavior is tolerated. Morale is so low and most people are stuck because they are tied to the area and the closest biotech jobs are over an hour away. There is zero motivation because employees do not feel appreciated.

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