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

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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3.0
Oct 18, 2015

Generally positive, but overemphasis on growth by acquisition

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Pros

Upper management is sort of steering the organization in the right direction. The trend from a couple years ago to now is generally positive.

Cons

Too much management, not enough leadership. There is a disconnect between grunts and upper management, with the people in between being inadequate conduits (partially because upper management seems to be fickle and has high turnover). Growth and change is very slow moving. Upper management appears to have little faith in employees as they're EXTREMELY risk averse with in-house work. On the other hand, they'll take all kinds of risks for growth by acquisition.

4.0
Oct 15, 2015

Good Company

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Pros

Innovative technology, smart research team, friendly employees

Cons

frequent reorg, low salary, slow growth

2.0
Oct 15, 2015

For the Dollar

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Pros

-Work-life balance is pretty good

Cons

-Salary is not competitive -Benefits are on the edge of average to below average -Too big to effectively manage itself

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