GLP lab work is very repetitive, and it's difficult to stand out in the crowd on anything except a good attitude.
Pros
Co-workers are mostly young people who have left school within the past few years, so there is a youthful energy about the place on good days.
Cons
-mind-numbing work is the nature of the business here. It's hard to shine because in such a structured environment you are discouraged from doing anything innovative. You have to be the kind of person who likes working with their hands more than imagining solutions to problems. -As with many technical fields, the managers are people who have worked their way up through merit in their technician roles, or through attrition of colleagues. This means the middle managers can often lack the soft skills to manage people effectively. I saw several people leave not because they didn't like the work but because they couldn't figure out how to work with their managers.
