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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
2.0
Mar 9, 2016

Senior Manager, Operations

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to achieve work-life balance and good coworkers

Cons

Lack of support from upper management, no areas for growth, and lack of overall employee appreciation.

3.0
Mar 8, 2016

Not what you expect

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and great hours

Cons

There are very limited promotion availabilities

3.0
Mar 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits package. Friendly atmosphere. Excellent for graduates needing experience in the lab.

Cons

Lack of communication and leadership from managers, who seem short-sighted and have knee-jerk reactions. Junior employees are sometimes not given enough support and guidance. Lab-based technicians/scientists are given the minimum the company can get away with, in terms of job title and salary. A lot of promotions only seem to happen if people kick up enough fuss and are not necessarily based on merit.

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