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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2.0
Aug 26, 2015

Internally disorganized

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Pros

Reasonable work/life expectations. They don't treat you like slave drivers and have reasonable expectations. The work is very independent if that's what you enjoy. Don't expect a lot of good internal support though. They will probably confuse you more than help you.

Cons

There is a lot of internal confusion and it feels like you can never get a consistent answer about the processes. You constantly get different directions, sometimes conflicting directions from different managers who have different approaches and you want to pull your hair out because you're left feeling paralyzed and not knowing what to do. Everyone wants to feel they are good at what they do and that rewarding feeling is not something you'll find here. You are treated well in that you have good work life balance and you aren't expected to work unreasonably long hours but it feels worse to have short days where you feel you couldn't accomplish anything meaningful and you're a chicken with your head cut off. The internal disorganization really made me dislike the job and I've heard that echoed from a couple colleagues.

3.0
Jul 13, 2015

PerkinElmer

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Pros

PerkinElmer is a great place to work if you are looking to travel and experience new things. They give their employees great opportunities and overall treat them very well.

Cons

The training programs are nonexistent, which makes it very tough for new team members to come on board and be able to succeed right away. They have a sink or swim mentality

2.0
Apr 13, 2015

Sales

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Industry is exciting to be in... Stock always a winner bc they keep overhead lean

Cons

Underpaid - no support of employees - everything is manual for

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