Alcami reviews

2.3

16% would recommend to a friend

(396 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 396 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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396 reviews
1.0
Aug 13, 2018

Unethical from the top down

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you are desperate for experience you can throw yourself into the fire here. Management doesn't know what it takes to get the job done, so you can expect to be expected to make it up as you go.

Cons

This company made me miss my daughter being five, and my son being seven. Working here you will get the chance to work with leaders who are immediately and thoughtlessly willing to sacrifice you ability to see your son on his birthday for another batch, or to make sure you miss your anniversary dinner with your wife, or the chance to find your poor apologetic dog who has made a mess of your house after unexpectedly working an 18 hour shift. I will never see those piano recitals. I'll never be able to go back and help my daughter read so she doesn't think she stinks at reading. At Alcami you have a choice: make those timelines or walk out of the door.

1.0
Aug 5, 2018

Life in Hell

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Pros

There are no good reasons why anyone would want to work at Alcami unless you are a masochist or just plain insane.

Cons

There are too many con to list but to highlight just a few one would be that everything is an emergency.........an emergency du jour. You can be working on a project with an impossible timeline and suddenly be told to drop everything and work on this project because it is an emergency. Later on you will be told to drop that because there is another emergency. When you ask what about the current emergency you are working on you are told it is not a top priority emergency and the new one is. It goes on and on. You are considered an expert on the emergency/project even though you have never worked on it before. Every day is mass confusion. There always has to be a scapegoat for everything that goes wrong which, by the way, is almost daily. You can expect to be thrown under the bus then have the bus back up over you so management can save face. Management will never allow themselves to be held accountable. There is virtually no training. It is not a problem to ask for it but you will never receive it. There is a huge amount of turnover (the good people leave) so you are always working shorthanded making demands on you and coworkers unrealistic making any work-life balance impossible. I could list many more cons but the point has been made. Most of what goes on at Alcami just cannot be made up. If a <0 rating could be made I would rate it -5.

2.0
Jul 31, 2018

Plant Operator 2

Recommend
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Pros

Great vacation time. It would be a great place if you love 2-2-3 12 hour rotating schedule.

Cons

Promotions are given in favor. Management of manufacturing are not well educated about the pharmaceutical processes going on.

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