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
May 30, 2019

Unpleasant experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Smart, hard-working people. Challenging and meaningful work. Good pay and benefits.

Cons

Toxic, hostile culture. Lots of blaming and finger-pointing, including embarrassment of employees in front of their peers from management. "Accountability" used as a weapon. Total disregard for employees' work/life balance. Constant, ineffective meetings and metrics leave little time for actual work.

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Alcami Response
7y
Thank you for your feedback. We are disappointed your experience at Alcami was not a positive one. We wish you the best in your future.
1.0
Mar 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people you get to work with are great and there's a strong sense of team within the labs. They hire people straight out of school (both undergrad and graduate) and have some of the best training I've ever been through. Gaining experience in the pharmaceutical industry is easy to get here.

Cons

Upper management doesn't seem to care or have the time to care for their teams. ELT only cares about bottom lines and making money. The rumor mill is rampant and no one stops it or confronts it. Employees, especially those in lab and manufacturing, are overworked. Salaried employees are making the same as hourly employees even though they are working the same hours. There is no gratitude for jobs well done. More work is always expected. Employees who have been there for 20+ years are starting to quit because of the atmosphere. And everyone is still pretty mad about the desk situation. We are treated like robots.

1.0
Feb 6, 2019

An Accident Waiting to Happen

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

Co-workers are supportive and great to work with.

Cons

WARNING!! Unsafe work environment for employees due to the following: ineffective systems, lack of leadership in management, and incompetency of EHS department. Near misses and documented injuries are frequent and covered up on a day to day basis. ELT's primary focus is to make themselves look good via metrics, overlooking the current state of safety. Incidents are not spoken about and not corrected. Employees are not made aware when incidences occur, therefore not learning from their mistakes. Employees often do not report near misses due to the fear of losing their job and/or of retribution from management. Due to inadequate staffing employees are often overworked and not trained. This leads to mistakes made and increased risk of near misses. Workers are pushed to get product out the door not factoring in that speed increases mistakes and safety incidents. ELT main concern is getting product out the door. Safety is second. Safety standards are overlooked or not followed increasing the risk of possible hazardous and unsafe conditions for employees. EHS is playing a game of Russian roulette. You dont want to be the worker in the wrong place at the wrong time. Due to lack of personel, manufactureres multi-task which increase the likelihood of an accident occurring. Alcami is an Accident Waiting to Happen.

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Alcami Response
7y
At Alcami, safety is one of our non-negotiables. We take the safety of our employees very seriously and we all share accountability for our safety culture. This is evident with our track-record at our Germantown site of more than a year of no recordable injuries. We encourage employees to share any concerns with our Director of EH&S in Germantown or with our global Vice President of EH&S. The safety of our employees is too important to not speak up.
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