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Bio-Rad Laboratories

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Not the Best Place to work. - Anonymous employee Bio-Rad Laboratories Employee Review

2.0
Apr 25, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent location. Beautiful view of the bay. Good amount of PTO offered.

Cons

HR is super cheap. They will nickle and dime you when it comes to raises and promotions. It is extremely difficult to grow within the company mainly b/c of HR. Even if your manager and your manager's manager agree to give u a raise or a promo, HR can deny you a raise b/c they are cheap. Salary is 15-20% lower than other companies in the bay. At BR there are more Talkers than Doers. People who do the actual work are not as appreciated as people who do the talking. There is no loyalty to people who have been working for more than 10 plus years.

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Cons

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Pros

I love my co workers and the ability to make my customers happy. Benefits are alright and I do like the products.

Cons

Modern marketing is non existent and the company has been taken over by sweater vest tech bros who feel phony at best. This company is too large to innovate or be nimble, yet too small to acquire new things to sell. Salaries are just so low now that I might need to leave, then come back just to get a pay raise. I’m seeing similar jobs posted for 20% more base than I make 10 years in. No transparency on advancements and annual raises do not reflect effort and making too close to plan on sales just sets you up for failure in the next year. I’d say use this company for a few years then move on.

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