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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Thermo Fisher Scientific reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(12,648 total reviews)
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Marc N. Casper

69% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Thermo Fisher Scientific has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 12,648 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thermo Fisher Scientific 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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13K reviews
3.0
Sep 1, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great minds to work with in R/D. A chance to work on new projects every day. Friendly atmosphere with colleagues.

Cons

Leadership is poor. Lack of vision. High level positions given and held to incompetent individuals. pay is at the lowere end of industry averages.

3.0
Aug 31, 2011

Too many chiefs, not enough indians.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent work/life balance. The local employees are absolutely wonderful to work with. Excellent 401k plan and decent health benefits. Salary is about average for the industry.

Cons

Upper management rearranged almost monthly, along with company objectives. Serious problem with over management of projects. "Managers managing managers" with an unfortunate few underlings actually doing all the work. Corporate culture is antiquated and not in line with a modern workplace. "Big Red" as a whole, is a holding company. There is no innovation from the inside, they simply purchase innovative companies, pillage their patents and lay off the employees after a knowledge drain. Since my small company was acquired a few years ago, I have watched the "small company" tight-knit atmosphere fade and be replaced by corporate boredom, red tape, and a complete lack of job security. Revolving door of talent leaving. Folks remaining are simply waiting for the "other shoe to drop."

1.0
Aug 26, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

It is a big company with a decent benefits package. Corp. management has some great sounding goals for growth. If you have a scientific background they are into it.

Cons

Low pay, none of that growth trickles down. CCG division local management is not fun to work for, micromanaged unless you are one of the chosen. CSR's are not empowered to solve customer issues, hard to find what division does what.

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