Lack of fairness and age bias - Anonymous employee Sartorius Employee Review

1.0
Jun 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some people truly care. Unfortunately they are not the ones that have any influence.

Cons

In my experience, this company demonstrated a troubling pattern of favoring younger employees for promotions while overlooking older employees who met or exceeded the required qualifications. I repeatedly saw individuals under 40 promoted despite not meeting the minimum qualifications, while more experienced and qualified employees were passed over. I raised my concerns through every available internal channel, but I was left with the impression that leadership was unwilling to seriously address them. Rather than investigating my concerns, I was essentially told that management could make promotion decisions however they chose. Based on my experience, I did not feel the company is committed to fair, merit-based advancement or to addressing concerns about potential age and gender discrimination. If you're looking for a workplace that values experience, fairness, and equal opportunity, I would recommend looking elsewhere

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Sartorius Response
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Dear colleague, thanks for sharing your feedback here. At Sartorius, we aim to advance employees whose professional skills and personal qualities make them well suited for the role – regardless of age, gender, or any other aspects of their personal background. We can tell from your review that your impression of our promotion process is different from what we strive for. You also felt that the feedback you gave through internal channels wasn’t taken seriously. Therefore, please contact us at Employer Communications (employer.communications@sartorius.com) with more details – we will be glad to share this information internally or provide a contact person for you to talk to. Important: Your comments suggest that you suspect Code of Conduct violations, including age or gender discrimination in promotion procedures. In this case, we urge you to contact the Compliance Team by email at compliance@sartorius.com or by anonymously submitting a report via the Whistleblower Portal: https://www.bkms-system.net/bkwebanon/report/clientInfo?cin=20sarto15. Best regards Corporate Communications

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Sartorius Response
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Dear former colleague, thank you for sharing your experience here. Your feedback on policy enforcement, potential gender bias, and uneven workload describes conditions that are not in line with what we aim for as an employer. What we can’t tell from your review is whether you raised these concerns internally during your time with us – for example with your manager, HR, or through our employee survey. If you haven’t done so, please feel free to provide more context via email at employer.communications@sartorius.com. We will forward your feedback to the appropriate internal contacts. Important note: If you have experienced or witnessed discrimination based on gender at Sartorius, please report this directly to our Compliance Team either by email at compliance@sartorius.com or by anonymously submitting a report via the Whistleblower Portal: https://www.bkms-system.net/bkwebanon/report/clientInfo?cin=20sarto15. Best regards Corporate Communications
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