Think before you decide - Sales Representative Avantor Employee Review

1.0
Jan 14, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A few genuinely decent coworkers. Decent benefits. Reasonably good vehicle allowance

Cons

1) 6 interviews; offered job had it for 6 months then former employee wants job back and I’m fired for no reason. 2) was assured when hired there would be no layoffs or job stoppage. 3) did not offer any severance 4) the “unlimited time off” is bs! You get nothing when you depart expectedly or not. 5) highly inadequate onboarding - not specific to my division, extensive training about their convoluted in-house processes but not in person training it’s self study and if you have an issue or question you will receive another site to not get an answer. 6) managers are ineffective without an ounce of support when new. Mine went incommunicado for over a month when I was just weeks in the company and I had no idea who to reach out to with questions. 7) HR is unbelievably bad. They are still an old school type organization with no “People Team”, instead styled like it’s still 1978. The HR partner I was aligned with wore shoulder length straggly looking hair and looked as bad as he performed at his role as well. I have zero kind words for this company. They have a history of being given this amazing buffet and filling it with anorexic people. Meaning they don’t manage their gift of non stop in-house referral business they squander that away with little upper management direction. They did me dirty and what and how it went down is of the lowest lows I have encountered professionally in my career.

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5.0
Aug 19, 2025
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Pros

Avantor has top-tier people you get to work with and around. The company does a great job focusing on people and their development. Over the past several years, the Company has continued to highlight its purpose and impact by enabling science and supporting our customers who do amazing things for humankind.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

starting pay and the ability to work independently.

Cons

There is a significant amount of workplace drama and unprofessional behavior within the team, which can make the environment feel more like a high school setting than a professional workplace. Management appears to have limited understanding of employees' day-to-day responsibilities and is often resistant to feedback or process improvement suggestions. Employees may feel discouraged from raising concerns or proposing changes. Advancement opportunities also seem limited, with promotions and career growth often perceived as being influenced by personal relationships rather than merit. Additionally, the annual performance review process can be frustrating, as employees may feel that the scoring system makes it difficult to achieve the highest ratings and corresponding compensation increases, regardless of performance. Finally, there are concerns about workload distribution, with some leadership positions appearing to have fewer responsibilities than other team members.

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