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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

      Ratings by category

      3.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.6

      Compensation and benefits

      2.6

      Career opportunities

      2.2

      Senior management

      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
      May 1, 2015

      Absoutely horrible company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The match on the 401k is nice.

      Cons

      This is an absolutely horrible company to work for - at least in the Informatics division. Division was cobbled together by acquisitions, and now they appear to be divesting themselves of at least two of those. No innovation, software is extremely dated. Senior management is clueless; clear racial biases in hiring (lots of Indians, some qualified, some not - hired by senior manager who is Indian). Constant reorgs, lack of strategic vision, just a complete mess. Company likes to pinch pennies as well. Health benefits are horrible for a company of this size and the stock purchase program isn't worth it. Constant turnover, most of the good people are gone.

      1.0
      Apr 29, 2015

      Typical mismanaged corporation that cares only about making more money.

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Co-workers - I've met and worked with some great engineers at PKI. Flexible hours - no one cares when you come and go as long as you get your work done on time. Work-life balance - the office is dead 10 minutes after 5pm. If you need to put in extra time, you can always do it from home. Free on-site gym plus pro-rated yoga and cross-fit classes.

      Cons

      Frequent changes in management, direction and priorities. All decisions are cost-driven at the expense of product quality, user experience and company culture. No bonuses and no performance-based rewards. 8 holidays and 15 days off including both vacation and sick days. Expensive health insurance plan.

      1.0
      Apr 26, 2015

      Overloaded with administrative requirements.

      Contractor technical writer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This company pays the local going hourly rate.

      Cons

      As a OneSource technical writer at Gilead, Foster City, CA, on a short-term contract I was overloaded with administrative requirements like massive irrelevant required training to be fulfilled before even reporting to work. Too many managers, one from PE (part time onsite), 3 from Gilead, & no direction at all from the Gilead client created a disfunctional job.

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