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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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An improving place to have a career. - A Bit Too Unique to Guarantee Confidentiality Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

4.0
Dec 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

TMO has an evolving environment and the corporate structure is being established since the merger of Thermo and Fisher Scientific. Each site has profit / loss responsibility and they roll-up the values within each division and group. This evolving structure has had some issues with people in the wrong positions but will eventually get it done right.

Cons

Decision-making is a complex task as each site has their own way of doing things. The new corporate structure has made this both easier and also more complex as more people need to come to an agreement. There is a serious need to get better aligned to a single strategy and there is still a lot of entropy to do it the way we have always done it.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company with a very promising future. Work with very talented invdividuals.

Cons

If you are not in R&D, sometimes it feels like you are behind compared to industry standards.

2.0
Jul 6, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Since the company is big, it's a great opportunity for networking, learning new skills, and earning certificates after completing hazard safety training that you can use in the future as well (especially if you're working with Unity Lab Services). Coworkers are usually nice and will always lend a hand if you need it. If you're lucky, you might be placed at a one-person site where the site supervisor is chill and understanding, lets you work at your own pace, and helps you learn new things by giving you "side quests."

Cons

No real career growth. The workload can be hard to keep up with at times, and the company strictly enforces an 8-hour workday with no overtime, even when needed. Day-to-day operations feel heavily micromanaged by upper management through strict policies. HR introduces new policies almost monthly, often adding tasks that feel unnecessary. They frame this as becoming "more data-driven," but in practice, it hasn't led to much noticeable improvement.

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