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The Jackson Laboratory

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The Jackson Laboratory reviews

3.1

38% would recommend to a friend

(450 total reviews)
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Lon Cardon

33% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

The Jackson Laboratory has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 450 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Jackson Laboratory employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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450 reviews
1.0
Oct 26, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

People are nice and friendly. Facility is nice and clean. Retirement package is very competitive. Management training is great!

Cons

First, management micromanages everyone. If you don't do what they want, you don't get promoted or you are just put at the back burner and forget about. Second, they only promote based on brown nosing because management don't have a clue who actually does the work and whose good in doing the work. They promote based on hear say. Most recently, they have promoted unqualified employees who don't do anything but personal things at work. Third, there is no diversity in upper management. You have to be from Maine to climb up this level. If you are from another company, then you will have to accept a significant decrease in pay. Fourth, they pay people about 20-40% below national average. Fifth, upper management plays favoritism. They will discipline a technician in a heart beat but they will never discipline their mid and upper level management. If they do, they only get a slap in the hand and a change of title.

2.0
Oct 18, 2015

Bad management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great job post college, they are always hiring. You start early (5am) and there is potential to leave early, but more on that in the cons section

Cons

Because they are always hiring, that means there is a huge turnover rate and this stems from poor management. Work hours range from 5am to 5:30pm

3.0
Oct 18, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Time flexibility allows you to create your own schedule. Also provides some training if this is your first laboratory experience.

Cons

Management can be unaware of serious concerns, while micro-managing areas that don't require as much attention.

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