Take the good with the bad. - Chemist Perrigo Employee Review

3.0
Jul 12, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The flexible schedule is nice. You can build up to a few weeks of vacation per year over the course of years.

Cons

Seniority means NOTHING. No considerations for job opportunities. Seriously, none. Not even interviews. QC Chemists with 15 years in the department tried to get into AR&D, but were turned down in favor of someone fresh out of college with no job experience. The longer you're here, the more of a disadvantage it is for you. There's less wage increases compared to the new hires. The focus is to retain them, since you're apparently not leaving. Co-workers with 10 less years seniority quickly catch up to your hourly wage. Your extra responsibilities are given to newer employees so that they can get promoted to a Chemist II or III, while there's still high expectations for you to have additional responsibilities (as a senior analyst). Most people are proud to have worked at the same company for 30-40 years, but Perrigo doesn't care Not one bit. You do get to select a crappy gift every 5 years though. They've even taken away the meal when it comes to service awards.

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5.0
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Pros

Theres good work like balance.

Cons

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3.0
Mar 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Diverse work environment Lots of variety in job requirements Decent wages Great company if you know someone. Nepotism here.

Cons

There is a formal training guideline that was never completed. We didn't even finish signing off after 6 months. This is for a basic entry level type position. It's not even a higher level position. The technical requirements for pharma are pretty complex. I finished my part but the follow through fell short for hands on experience. It wasn't important to train me so I felt like it wasn't important for me to be there. It was frustrating receiving directions from people who started on the same day as me. I feel like it was because of nepotism. Nepotism exists at this company. They weren't meeting their training on time and were giving me direction and providing me with training. Overall, the rewards couldn't justify the physical demands on my body. I felt frustrated and left incomplete as the only team member without family/friends connection in my anywhere. How did i get this job? I'm clueless about that. Didn't take criticism very well. Felt attacked by calls for action. Higher stress manufacturing environment.

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