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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Rewarding work, but leadership needs to keep up with the times - Anonymous employee Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

4.0
Aug 4, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

• Positive work environment with empathic direct and middle-management and great cross-functional teams • Annual bonuses with occasional discretionary bonuses throughout the year • Good 401k matching • Fulfilling projects that make a positive impact on customers and the world

Cons

• Corporate leadership resists hybrid and remote work arrangements for all positions even in geographic regions where hybrid/remote models are more successful, and even though everyone attends every meeting on a Zoom/Teams call anyway. This makes it difficult to attract and retain talent in a post-pandemic world. • Career development opportunities are difficult to navigate and are often impossible without relocation • Low total compensation and benefits compared to similar industries. • PTO is pooled between vacation and sick, and is "Use it or Lose It" - if you have remaining PTO hours at the end of the year, they just vanish. This is true even in states that require unused sick hours be rolled over even if they're pooled • They over-hired during the pandemic and are laying off talent en-masse throughout 2023 to satisfy shareholders. Layoffs are given without warning and is more often than not done to high performers who weren't even hired during the pandemic.

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5.0
May 29, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Recommend
CEO approval
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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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