All the responsibilities of a senior technician, with none of that pesky pay or recognition! - Manufacturing Technician Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

-Constant turnover. Individuals who are smart enough to notice that their actual responsibilities align with positions one or two pay bands above their current position will leave for greener pastures regularly. -Middle Management constantly pushes individuals to "develop" and "grow" by taking on projects and tasks that are suited for senior members of staff, with the vague, non-promise of recognition or promotion in the future. It never comes. -Cliquish behavior between the members of management and their hand-picked favorites ensure that promotion and career advancement is anything but equitable. Individuals with a year or less experience are routinely promoted before individuals with half a decade's experience, partially because they socialize with management outside of work hours. -Blatant flaunting and disregard for standard operating procedures and safety standards. Management prefers to keep Quality Assurance in the dark whenever possible to avoid the "hassle" of justifying their constant deviations from protocol. -Operators are asked to dispose of hazardous waste "protected" by gloves that cannot prevent the corrosive materials from leaking through. Management refuses to invest in thicker, more expensive gloves that would prevent injury. Despite the claims that "safety comes first" it is not put into practice. -Hilariously below-market wages for the East San Francisco Bay Area -"Employee recognition" amounts to a once-yearly party, that employees have to *pay* to attend. Heck of a way to send a message that you value your workers.