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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Executive Assistant...worst company I’ve ever worked for!! RUN!! - Senior Executive Assistant Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

1.0
Jun 19, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Great parking, good pay! Great cafeteria. New building.

Cons

• If you enjoy being part of a group of catty gossipy admin women, then this is the company for you. People say you get that anywhere you work, but nope I’ve never witnessed it quite like here! • the upper management, or “4th floor” employees, are extremely rude, act well above others, and closed to new ideas. • their only goal is to acquire as many smaller companies, to make as much money as they can - which I’m sure is the end goal for many businesses, but the over matrixed environment (the many companies rolled into one) makes working there unjustifiably insane. • there is NO work/life balance • HR is bias and not at all supportive if there is an issue with management. I have seen this work against people in many situations. • CEO is one of the most over paid CEO in MA, and the BOD are pissed! Look it up, public knowledge. Greedy!

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