Bachem reviews

3.0

37% would recommend to a friend

(152 total reviews)

Anne-Kathrin Stoller

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62% positive business outlook

Bachem has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 152 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Bachem 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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152 reviews
1.0
Sep 13, 2018

If I could only give it ZERO stars..

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are no pros at all

Cons

This place is such a nightmare. I worked there for 2 years, a couple of years ago and I still have PTSD from it. As everyone else has mentioned already, the management is the biggest problem. Basically, they hire based on if they have a masters or a phd, not actual qualifications, job/management experience, or even basic social skills. My boss was a joke, and yet she is still there. The break room at Kashiwa is disgusting; something so basic, and they never fixed it. Many safety violations throughout. The HR department is so small (think 1 person) for such a big company. They look the other way at all the things going on. Clearly, people are unhappy there, and even if they complain, it goes nowhere. Low salaries, like someone at In & Out or Costco make way more than a sales person at Bachem haha! It's really all a big joke.

2.0
Aug 9, 2018

Driven by Ego more than business sense

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Ground Level employees are some of the hardest working people I know.

Cons

1. I am tired of seeing ground level employees get worked to death while management gets to go home on time or earlier. What happen to leading from the front???? 2. I am tired of seeing of some managers take credit for other's work even though they contributed nothing or very little themselves. 3. I am tired of seeing management see their title as something they are entitled too instead of earning it or showing that they deserve to be in the position of power given to them. 4. I am tired of managers not being accountable for their own actions and skirt by without consequence. 5. I am tired of seeing upper management not being able to take constructive criticism or even simply being told no. 6. I am tired of seeing incompetence being awarded instead of punished. 7. I am tired of seeing good people leave.

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Bachem Response
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Thank you for your feedback and candid comments. Bachem believes that our employees are our biggest asset, and we continue to work toward creating an engaging and fulfilling work environment for all. Bachem recognizes that managers are key to creating the desired environment, and therefore we have put in place with top priority a comprehensive training program to provide our managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to become great managers. Please recognize that the issues summarized in your feedback are not representative of the majority of Bachem’s managers. We would like to see open and constructive collaboration between direct reports and their managers to resolve such issues you have identified. It is easy to identify problems, but it is not always so easy to find solutions. If you are up to the challenge, Bachem asks for your help in resolving the issues that you have raised. Perhaps you can reach out to your Site Manager, HR or myself, and together we can work to find solutions to the problems that affect you the most. With a new site manager at Vista, many positive changes are being made to improve the management team and the overall work environment. We will relentlessly continue efforts to create a rewarding environment where employees enjoy their work and the people they work with. We are not yet where we intend to be, but with hard work, together we will get there. In meantime, we request perseverance, as well as some patience, from you and the entire Vista team.
1.0
Aug 7, 2018

Management Needs to open its Eyes

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lots of overtime, very flexible schedule

Cons

Management is very one sided, if your ratting people out then your there favorite. There is no training everything is do this learn on your own do not mess up, oh lets not forget if you need to be trained it comes in the form of employees looking for any thing they can to make you look bad. And if you stand up to any automatic target. yea id say stay away from this place the cons definitely out way the pros.

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Bachem Response
7y
Thank you for your feedback. Bachem recognizes that employees are our most valuable asset and critical to the success of our organization. As a result, Bachem is making significant efforts to improve employee training and development capabilities. Bachem is currently developing and implementing a new electronic training program with job specific curriculum, which is intended to ensure uniform and comprehensive training for all employees in all roles in the company. Bachem is also in the midst of an extensive managers training program, which we expect will improve the capabilities of our managers, especially with respect to employee development. Bachem expects all employees to be team players and to give their very best to every task and assignment. While we continue to work on improving our training and employee development capabilities, we do expect our employees to meet us half way and do their part by growing with us as well. Suggestions and ideas for improvement are always welcome and appreciated.
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