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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Great work/life balance but low pay and no growth - Scientist I Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

3.0
May 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work/life balance, flexible schedule, great coworkers and supportive direct management.

Cons

The pay. Very low compared to industry standard with little to no growth. I have been consistently evaluated as "At Standard" by management, yet my raise has been below the inflation rate, essentially a pay cut each year despite having more experience. I feel very stuck in this job, like the only way to progress in my career is to leave the company. I have multiple coworkers who worked their way up from being an entry-level scientist to a senior team lead back before PPD was bought out by Thermo, but that kind of growth does not appear to be possible anymore. Between promotion freezes and genuinely insulting raises, I find it hard to believe these business practices will allow them to retain new-hires for more than a couple of years.

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Cons

No real career growth. The workload can be hard to keep up with at times, and the company strictly enforces an 8-hour workday with no overtime, even when needed. Day-to-day operations feel heavily micromanaged by upper management through strict policies. HR introduces new policies almost monthly, often adding tasks that feel unnecessary. They frame this as becoming "more data-driven," but in practice, it hasn't led to much noticeable improvement.

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