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Charles River Laboratories

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Lab assistant - Laboratory Assistant Charles River Laboratories Employee Review

3.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good exposure to the industry, tech, and the formalities in a lab.

Cons

Not great pay No flexible working hours, full time and over-time seems to be expected across all departments. Behind in a few ways, a lot is still done, recorded, and filed on paper, very little digital or automated processes.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to work. Work/life balance is best I've been part of.

Cons

Very big company, don't always know who to go to

1.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- No organization in org structure, can move around if you do well - No one is working, so if you work, you get promoted

Cons

- Genuinely awful management styles from some of the most senior people at the company - Horrifying HR, inhuman and cowardly - I wouldn't recommend anyone I know or love to work here. It's made up of lies and deception from some of the nastiest people I've ever known

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