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Terrible management at the Salt Lake City location - Laboratory Technician POLARIS Laboratories Employee Review

1.0
Oct 26, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of overtime and decent starting salary.

Cons

The company itself has no training process. When it comes to the Salt Lake City location in specific they have you read the instruction manual for your particular station once. They show you the process which involves a lot of details and handling of highly dangerous chemicals also once and then you're on your own. Any mistake gets you out the door or potentially hurt. They're not interested in retaining employees and are worse with temps in regards to keeping them in the dark when it comes to letting them know what it takes to be a successful employee. The supervisors have too many things in their hands and are incapable of training and actually supervising the work being done. There is no positive reinforcement whatsoever. Some employees have preferences over others like being able to work sitting down and blasting terrible music at full volume that everyone else has to just deal with. Also, the senior employees don't tell you a lot of things that are important. They don't communicate at all and I think it's on purpose in order to make the new ones look bad and themselves look good. Terrible culture. Nobody talks to you if you're new. A little bit of a high school "you can't seat with us" vibe.

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5.0
Oct 23, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have worked at a lot of different places over my time. When it was time to change, I came to work for POLARIS Laboratories. This company has been a breath of fresh air from all the past toxic places I have worked for. Some reviews may say not so nice things about the company, but coming from someone who has worked for some really BAD companies (including one where EVERYONE regretted accepting a job there and could not get out fast enough), POLARIS Laboratories definitely tries their best. Is any company perfect, no. However, POLARIS Laboratories does try their best to fix mistakes and actively work on making things better. Their continuous improvement program for example is one where anyone, regardless of how long they have been at the company or what position they are, can suggest an idea on how to make things better and is taken seriously. They also actively work to promote from within. Management works hard to help make things better, particularly when it comes to the company culture. While not everyone in the company may see Management on a daily basis, those that do or are aware of them, can tell that they work just as hard (sometimes even more) as the everyone else in the company. They actively try to find ways to bring a little fun and happiness to the workplace. Whether that be various company events, monthly meals or the company reward program (POLARIS Dollars, Employee of the Quarter and Employee of the Year), there is definitely ways to find a benefit to working for POLARIS Laboratories.

Cons

It is a growing company, so patience and understanding may be needed. While growing pains can happen, the long term benefits outweigh those pains.

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1.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Coworkers are nice. Free lunches every now and then but second shift would always get the leftovers.

Cons

Very toxic work environment. No work life balance. Lots of weekend work and overtime. Management doesn't care for its workers. They only care about pushing out numbers and work their technicians to burnout. Management works to get employees fired instead of working with them to do better. HR is tricked into believing management are the ones doing good by their employees when they are the ones causing the problems to begin with

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