Avantor reviews

2.9

40% would recommend to a friend

(1,284 total reviews)

Emmanuel Ligner

41% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Avantor has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Avantor 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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1K reviews
1.0
Jun 27, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

None unless you want to be working 60 hr weeks and get paid less than a cashier at McDonald’s. All the positive reviews are ALL FAKE added so they can offset all the negative on here. Crushed all the legacy VWR dreams of what this company should have been. The male dominant leadership team that’s getting a huge payout to go public when they’ve done nothing but lie from day one. No bonuses, commissions, OT, and most important US workers were laid off to pay India to do a horrible job WTF!!!

Cons

The president Michael is getting a payout of $14M with this IPO. All the numbers are lies so investors would be idiots to invest in them. Half the sales team left so they are not back filling positions to show better numbers on the books. Oh like others have said no women on the leadership team so it’s a male dominant pigs. HR is fake and look the other way but only step in if an employee does something so Avantor gets its way no matter what. Your an idiot if you work for this company. You will be so stressed out and either lose your hair or die of a heart attack. Nobody has hit a target so they can keep everyone’s money. So wrong hope karma bites these guys in the ...... bad for messing with others livelihood. Penny pinchers!!!

2.0
Apr 28, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

some hard working, decent people remain, but all have updated resumes and ready to leave

Cons

Avantor acquisition brought toxic alpha-male management team with them and is hiring clones. No diversity in senior leadership - not a single woman in ELT - it's 2019, get with the program. People are leaving in droves due to bullying and micromanagement by senior leaders at key sites - to the extent that all requisitions over $1000 need senior leader approval. Seriously?? This isn't a corner hardware store!! Quality and Safety issues at sites due to rush decisions made without proper evaluation or planning. Unrealistic expectations being set which are indirectly forcing people to cut corners in a very hostile environment. No one dares to speak up. Expect public humiliation if you don't blindly agree with senior leaders. No respect for people in general or differing opinions. The lack of senior management manufacturing expertise is dumbfounding. Plant teams have to pick up the slack (and heat) for poor planning decisions made at clueless executive level. Lousy planning makes for lousy execution - there's no keeping up with constant mindless changes or knee jerk reactions due to an executive leader's unfounded gripe. Can't meet customer orders due to poorly implemented production systems at sites - materials may be lost within a warehouse for days.

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