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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1.0
Apr 11, 2015

Toxicity Defined

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The salaries and vacation times are better than average. Nice building. There are a few good people left but none that really wants to be there.

Cons

Equity owned by idiot investors, HR representation is a complete joke, executive level positions have become temp jobs, the company is being run by consultants who don't know the business, no competitive edge because they don't make anything. If the business gets sold it would be a miracle and certainly the end of the company. Any glimmer of hope that existed is now completely gone. The horrific culture and toxic environment have made it a complete laughing stock of a company.

1.0
Apr 1, 2020

ALL AROUND POOR MANAGEMENT

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Pros

A handful of friendly, productive coworkers.

Cons

Irresponsible, incompetent Managers/Lead. Despite social distancing and safe practice signage at every entry point, restroom, elevator, lobby, staircase, break area, office space, etc., and receiving constant awareness emails at our work location (A customer site), our management team decided to call us together in a small room for a Quarterly Meeting. When questioned by associates about this being a bad idea, management went ahead and conducted the meeting anyways. Not a single bit of information from the meeting was vital. Most was a repeat from a previous quarterly meeting,; and had there been any important information to pass along we all have multiple email accounts, and can receive text messages through our company issued phones. We sat side by side while they served pizza during a pandemic, despite all the warning signs.

1.0
Aug 27, 2018

Beware!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

none right now - more Organizational Changes coming and the new owner (New Mountain Capital) is just pulling strings left and right to account for all the cash they had to lay out

Cons

Overall environment is at an all time low. The Avantor team feels that they know better than the VWR teams and are trying to put a round Manufacturing peg into a square Distribution hole. It is not working.

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