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Charles River Laboratories

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Charles River Laboratories reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(2,374 total reviews)
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Birgit Girshick

64% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Charles River Laboratories has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,374 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Charles River Laboratories 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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2K reviews
1.0
Jun 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is okay for the work.

Cons

Management needs improvement and has for a long time.

4.0
Jun 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, flexible work environments, decent benefits, training opportunities to selected people

Cons

Favoritism and unequal distribution of work. Upper management only concerned with bottom line.

1.0
Jun 3, 2025

Be Careful

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-keep your head down and don't talk to anyone or make friends

Cons

very cliquey, and managers are immature and often will date younger employees in silent because it is against policy

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