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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Worst thing you can do for your career is stay here for too long - Finance Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

1.0
Oct 9, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefit policies is the only I can think of.

Cons

Extremely old school and political environment. People are keeping their heads low and would rather opt to not bring up constructive ideas since those tend to backfire. Leadership team is unable to foster true innovation in the company so to improve EPS they largely rely on cost-driven acquisitions that typically result in thousands of laid off employees, constant reorganizations, and slowed growth of acquired companies. Some high management roles are held by people that would never pass the sniff test in other companies. If you are already there, get the big company name on your resume and get out as fast as you can after a year. You are loosing valuable time for your career and learning bad habits at this organization.

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Pros

Pay, benefits, growth opportunities, cross-functional teamwork and great culture

Cons

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1.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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