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
1.0
Aug 13, 2014

Great company...HORRIBLE management

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Pros

The people who work at ATCC are truly there to serve the mission of the organization, and are, generally, good at their job, friendly, and cooperative.

Cons

The fish rots from the head down, and the CEO, Ray Cypess, is one of the worst CEOs I've ever worked for. He has a saying, "If I only say it once, ignore it." (Because he'll probably forget it!) "If I say it twice, you should take notice." (But I'll probably contradict myself in the next meeting.) "If I say it three times, it's important." The problem is that every "initiative" he dreams up, no matter how unfeasible, is the most important iniative in the company, and only lasts for 3-6 months before he disbands it and has a new "most important initiative". He completely changes direction of his ship so frequently there is no time to gain any momentum or show success in any direction. As a result of this, and the constant firings with each change in direction, the morale is terrible.

2.0
Jul 16, 2014

Not sure how this company stays competitive....

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Pros

You have the opportunity to meet some really bright people

Cons

Depending on the group you are with you could be working long hours or have nothing to do. A lot of favoritism within groups and a lot of times management don't see eye to eye with each other which results in conflicting messages to workers. Compensation is horrible and career opportunities are rare so a lot of the bright people who work at the company leave due to frustration.

1.0
Jun 20, 2014
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Pros

location, work week, holidays, free coffee

Cons

There is no movement in Customer Service unless management decides to swap e'ees and then you do not get a choice to accept or decline. If more than one person requests leave at the same time, the second request is not approved regardless of reason - this is Customer Service policy. No objective measurements for performance reviews. Best you can hope for is 3 out of 5. No guidance or support to obtain better than avg review.

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