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Bio-Rad Laboratories

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it used to be good... - Anonymous employee Bio-Rad Laboratories Employee Review

2.0
Jun 19, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

conservatively run family business, good product line-up, stable markets. Generally speaking friendly environment and co-operative, consensus culture. The owning family (and CEO) don't only preach but live values like integrity. 5 out of 5 stars for that.

Cons

top management in the international selling organisation runs the show like royalty. There are a handful crown princes/princesses with exclusive access to leadership and who can do no wrong. Everyone else has to ensure they are in good standing with the inner circle or will be viewed as expendable item otherwise. This culture completely stifles productive discussion or communication - it's all about impressing the top few with slick presentations. If you address issues or confront glossy presentations with market reality, you risk being viewed as negative. Generally the company is slow to act on anything - endless discussions in upper management require years of waiting before change is implemented - that is a dangerous style in an external evironement that doesn't wait for BR to make up their mind.

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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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