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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
5.0
Dec 16, 2014

Great community and environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Location, conferences, great scientific minds

Cons

The lab is isolated, small community outside of the lab

3.0
Nov 29, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Laboratory prides itself on providing well for it's employees. This is clear when the health care benefits and 403b retirement packages are taken into consideration. The plans are equal to or better than most other research organizations. The plans high quality is likely driven by competitive benefit packages offered by other institutions. There is an unusually long waiting period to begin receiving these benefits.

Cons

The organization has understaffed its operations departments. There are many managers that do very little work. These same managers are quick to insist that their subordinates take on an unrealistic workload. I have personally observed promotions that appear to be based on relationships rather than skill level. Many good people have left because of that. Changes need to be made or the loss of talented technical and professional employees will continue. The losses will become more frequent as economic conditions improve.

2.0
Nov 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The name Jackson laboratory looks really good on a resume. Best thing to do is work here for a few (2 max) years to get your feet wet in the industry and then move on to bigger and better opportunities.

Cons

Terrible "me first" management and culture. Terrible leadership form top to bottom. Terrible evaluation of talent and people skills. Poor allocation of resources. Upper Management has an inability to see thing from the perspective of lower employees and lower management was generally selfish and immature. Lower managers engaged in high school like drama and favoritism. Upper management is only concerned with the bottom line. High turnover rate of employees.

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