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Charles River Laboratories

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Horsham site is a nightmare to work at - In Life Technician Charles River Laboratories Employee Review

1.0
May 13, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Only a handful of the employees are great people to work with.

Cons

- technology only works about 40% of the time. - the lab itself is unsafe and does not meet osha or fda standards in any way. - supervisors gaslight employees that they are doing something incorrectly when the supervisors set it up incorrectly. - microscheduled like crazy which leads to little/no lunch time or free time. - rescheduling multiple times a day even 5 minutes before a task. -upper management has no clue what’s going on in the lab and does walk through a maybe once a quarter. - management also refuses to fix any really issues and tends to cover it up with a bandaid. -in life is expected to do almost all of the other departments jobs while also expected to work weekends, last minute off hours, and bend your hours to fit the needs of scheduling.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
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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

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Charles River Laboratories Response
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We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying your time at Charles River! Your contributions make a difference, and we’re grateful to have you on the team.
2.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people you work with under the leadership level are great and truly try their best every day to do the best job they possibly can.

Cons

Everyone is severely underpaid for the amount of work they’re expected to do. People will quit/be fired/laid off and no additional help is provided. Those who remain are expected to pick up all of the slack. Leadership is variable on the day-to-day but you never truly feel supported or like your problems are taken seriously enough to resolve. Individuals are actively urged not to present counter job offers as a way to negotiate higher pay or a different position because “the site head doesn’t like it”.

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