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      PerkinElmer

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      PerkinElmer reviews

      2.8

      31% would recommend to a friend

      (1,176 total reviews)
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      Michael Stubblefield

      48% approve of CEO

      26% positive business outlook

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      PerkinElmer has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,176 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The PerkinElmer employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      1K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 1, 2015

      Highly dysfunctional old boys club

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Made some lasting friendships. I got a paycheck every 2 weeks. The company was close to my house. Have I hit the 20 word minimum yet?????

      Cons

      How is this place still in business? Haven't seen new product innovations in over 10 years. PKI just buys up companies to expand their portfolio, because the fact is...all of the good scientists and technical people were laid off years ago! Oh and, the old boys running the show hate women. Look around. How many women are in management, and I'm talking outside of HR? Can't name any because there was always some less qualified, less educated man that actually got the promotion. If I had a dollar for each PMS or period joke told while I worked there I'd be a millionaire. One time I was supposed to travel for work, and my boss actually asked me if it would be ok with my husband. This was in 2010. Let that sink in. Race also appeared to be an issue. It didn't go unnoticed that Asians and blacks were always the first to go come layoff time.

      1.0
      Nov 30, 2015

      beware

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      There is not much too say about pros except it can be very relaxed if you are salary when it comes to the hours you put in.

      Cons

      Poor pay and benefits. Also very little room for advancement.

      1.0
      Nov 27, 2015

      Bad to worse

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Decent PTO. Pay was once competitive but has slipped off especially in MA where the economy is solid. Some flexibility in work schedule but even that is being restricted

      Cons

      Upper management is awful. Out of of touch, arrogant, uninformed, and pennywise/pound foolish. They get something set in their minds and act on it, such as acquisitions that have been a disaster, yet the responsible parties get promotions. Execs clearly paid on margin and cost savings and not on revenue growth. Employees are generally miserable. No leadership, only micro managing. VP's spend all of their time on blaming employees and analyzing numbers.

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