Alcami reviews

2.3

16% would recommend to a friend

(395 total reviews)
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Bill Humphries

14% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Alcami has an employee rating of 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 395 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Alcami employee rating is 34% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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395 reviews
1.0
Feb 9, 2019

The (mini) Great Awakening

Anonymous employee
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Pros

From the perspective of a person looking for a job, the biggest pro is that this place is always hiring. Under the current leadership, come rain or shine, there will always be several unfilled positions. Currently, 17 jobs are posted, at least here, however several recently vacated positions have not yet been approved or posted so it is actually a higher number. Keep up the great management style, for we are creating so many new jobs!! You can easily find the reason for the revolving door if you read the other reviews, and you should. Or else you will wind up like me and my coworkers -- over worked, under appreciated, placed into a situation where you will have to choose between your paycheck and your soul. Understand that while it's easy to say "I have my principals" you also have to pay your rent and car loan.

Cons

Consider this. Half of the people employed here will be gone in about two years. All of the work that they have has to be done by those who remain and those who are brand new. Don’t expect half hearted safety practices, fakeq uality practices, and meaningless metrics to ever improve. Also, what happens to the motivation level (not to mention mistakes, attention to detail, etc) when an employee cries 'uncle' and begins looking for a new job? No one can can blame them, for it's natural to “check out” when there is no hope. Don't get me wrong, since I'm not in any way slamming those of us who are in the trenches together. All I am trying to say is that we are all human, and as humans we react in a predictable way when subjected to the unrelenting pressure from those at the top of the site. Do you have similar experiences? After you've had a chance to think of some, let's grab a bit to eat at the cafe so we can share some other stories. Maybe you don't have directions, which isn't a problem, because I'm sure some of your coworkers will.

1.0
Jan 20, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It is near the beach.

Cons

High stress, low pay, poor supervisors and virtually non existent management creates the worst CRO ever.

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Alcami Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Disappointing to read that your experience with us was not positive. We hope you shared your feedback during your exit interview and wish you the best in your future endeavors.
1.0
Sep 16, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

You will learn alot if technical skills fast.

Cons

You are responsible for managements short and insistent timelines as well as any corners cut by the development group. Money is all the executive teams care about and you are expected to work for so many hours as needed without compensation or comp time. 50hrs a week is expected . Additionally you're career advancement is dependent on the executive team who care nothing for you or your goals and will lie to you about group changes to help your career advancement in order to keep you from quitting. They pay more then competators in Wilmington but ~20% less then industry standard and the annual raise is less then cost of living increases for the area 5 years running so you effectively make less every year you are employed . Favoritism is rampent and sycophants are rewarded and real science is undermined by the good enough mindset.

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