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      Charles River Laboratories

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      Charles River Laboratories reviews

      3.1

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (2,373 total reviews)
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      Birgit Girshick

      64% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

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      Charles River Laboratories has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,373 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
      4.0
      Aug 21, 2013

      Great place to work.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      small departments that work efficiently with others

      Cons

      Be careful what you say about others because everyone knows each other.

      2.0
      Aug 15, 2013

      Beware, not a good place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of work to keep you busy. You'll never get fired.

      Cons

      HR and Sr. Management treat employees like crud. You better know how to kiss up and stay on EVERYONE's good side at ALL times or else you are in for a bad time. CRL doesn't seem to believe in firing people which means that no matter how imcompetent your coworkers are, you are stuck with them.

      5.0
      Aug 12, 2013

      Focused Professional Life Science Company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fully supported staff with space, administrative supplies, made expectations clear, high salary, extras such as coffee and breakfast/ family events. Secure work place. Really good benefits- medical/dental, 401k.

      Cons

      Rapid growth and then layoff for some, not family flexible, parking lots issue. Cafeteria food cost too much, and difficult to go off site due to security.Too much overtime. Too many people getting hurt at work.

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