Tolmar reviews

2.9

44% would recommend to a friend

(221 total reviews)

56% positive business outlook

Tolmar has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 221 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Tolmar 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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221 reviews
1.0
Jun 9, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very easy job to learn, a hand full of decent people to work with on all three shifts. Company is good about reimbersing you for work related expenses. Good benefits, but they have been getting stingier every year.

Cons

All upper management and HR staff are condescending and heartless. Supervisors play on favoritism. Supervisors will smell like alcohol, but you will be under the scope for turning them in. They say they promote within - false. They ask you to share your goals in moving up, but then will avoid offering your desired position to you. They have no sympathy or understanding for your personal lives. No tolerance for even a minute tardiness while being located in the middle of busy Fort Collins, in the middle of constant construction. All of the "fun" contests and give aways just turn into a whining session between shifts, and HR ends up rewarding the biggest whiners. You can't find one satisfied employee out of everyone with seniority, they all bad talk the company. Constantly out of supplies, management can't find records so that you can start a process, all machines are ancient and are constantly malfunctioning. The company refuses to replace anything, instead they blame everything on operator error. Expect a lot of right ups and scoldings. When numbers decline, instead of giving examples of how to improve you will literally get yelled at by management. They treat the entire staff of manufacturing like a bunch of kids getting grounded. To boost moral they offer a pizza party.... Ooooo yay. They make 9 million dollars over what was expected in a year and instead of handing out bonuses, they throw all of it in a bank account ... and tell you it will be just in case anything happens to the company.

2.0
May 20, 2016

Troubled company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Medical, dental and 401K benefits. There are a lot of very good employees who are helpful, caring and devoted. The company is growing, layoffs are not a problem.

Cons

Tolmar is heading for trouble due to poor upper management decisions. Quality is slipping due to a “we want it done right now” attitude taking precedence over “we want it done right”. Setting unrealistic deadlines that are impossible to meet and then blaming and punishing the employees who bend over backwards to try to reach those deadlines is driving good people out of the company. Politics, favoritism towards the worst in management and blame is the new norm. They do not invest in their employees- they have slashed all training budgets so there is minimal training and absolutely no concern for employee goals or professional development. The computer systems are so out of date that many of the software programs required for daily business are not upgradable, and no longer supported. Employees need to work with antiquated sample tracking and trending, inadequate and outdated training programs and systems. Current employees beware- HR is not your friend, they are not on your side. Also, you will get paid more to go to a different company.

2.0
Feb 28, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Provides stable employment. The company is in a growth phase. Great location. There are people here who care and would like to make positive changes. They just need a culture where it can happen!

Cons

Last year the company earned a "windfall" (10 times the expected profit for the year) due to unusual circumstances in the market and hard work from the employees to shift priorities to meet market demand. This huge profit is not being shared with employees nor is it being used to improve systems used in the day to day business. Employees are not treated with respect. There is an atmosphere of fear and finger pointing. From what I understand this culture is handed down from the CEO. Lack of flexibility. Employees are often expected to work overtime. Flexible schedules and/or comp. time is not allowed. Part-time positions aren't allowed. Working from home is rarely allowed- only for a select few and typically only after you've worked your normal workday. No employee recognition program. Wages are below average for the work performed and the company size.

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