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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Thermo Fisher Scientific - Are you looking elsewhere or what? - IT Support Specialist Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

1.0
Oct 2, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

I worked on the IT side of the business, in a separate building about 4 miles away from the main offices. Although my commute was about an hour each way it was more convenient than having to drive all the way to the main office in heavy traffic. And that's literally the BEST thing I can say about the company.

Cons

The atmosphere at the company was extremely depressing. Although I worked in IT and had experience working on a help desk, I was relegated to what I likened to a Laverne And Shirley episode....Screwing the bottle caps on beer bottles all day. Complete drudgery doesn't even BEGIN to describe the work day. I literally started looking for another job about a month after I started there, and ended up leaving (a full time job with benefits!) for a 6 month contract job because I wanted to retain my sanity. My co-workers were about as dull and unimaginative as any I have ever worked with with 1 exception. It was like working with robots - no personalities, no room for suggestion, no imagination. Just toe the company line and keep plugging away.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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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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