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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Toxic corporate environment, do not work here - Technical Application Scientist Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

1.0
Dec 5, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

There are none. Do not work here.

Cons

They hired a bunch of people who live far away from their hubs, with the promise of remote work or hybrid work with infrequent on-site requirements. Then they abruptly demanded that workers return to the office. They claim that this is to foster team cohesion, and yet there are not enough desks at the sites for teams to come in on the same day, so we were told to come in on different days. On top of that nonsense, the overall culture is toxic, racist, and sexist. They do not care at all about their workers. On top of THAT, the company is too large for its own good, and there is mass confusion and duplication of effort on a daily basis because managers are spineless sycophants who refuse to actually work on making anything more efficient.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

If you're stuck in the Greenville area for some unfortunate reason, it's a job.

Cons

This place is functionally a mafia. The same rotating cast of "old head" people that have been at the site for decades watches each other's backs, and overworks everyone else. God help you if you're actually capable or smart, because they will overload you as much as possible, while ensuring that they, and their pals, do as little as possible. They really have no concept of capacity management at all. There is no math, metrics, or even mild logic that goes in to how they define R&R or distribute work. No one really knows how to do anything at all. Things that sound simple, like shipping a sample for instance.. Well, clear your afternoon. It doesn't help that all of their systems are completely antiquated. I should also note that you won't get any support on anything really, from training to execution. No one wants to be here, and it's so obvious. The place looks and feels like a prison because it is. It doesn't even pay that well compared to other pharma companies! That barbed wire isn't there to keep people out, it's to keep them in.

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