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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Thermo Fisher Scientific reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(12,559 total reviews)
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Marc N. Casper

69% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Thermo Fisher Scientific has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 12,559 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 Pharmazeutika & Biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews
1.0
Sep 9, 2021

Highly dysfunctional

Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay, 401(k), nothing else

Cons

- Highly political. All that matters is who you impress. Leadership is incredibly obsessed with optics. It’s all dog and pony. The CFO is only focused on the most superficial items (when he’s not talking about himself) and never focuses on work, knowledge and quality. - Far too many incompetent employees. Honestly, I don’t think 20% of the Finance staff have a clue what they are doing. They are constantly makes mistakes. - You are always fixing someone’s mistakes and they keep making them. You would almost think it was their job to make mistakes. - Leadership plays favorites and they aren’t subtle about it. I’ve seen people ignore emails, make major mistakes, lie, but as long as they parrot the cliche business jargon and brown nose, they are leadership’s favorite. - Did I already mention leadership’s uselessness? All they do is set up meetings to book up their calendars and look busy. - Lazy, lazy, lazy staff. I think I can count on one hand the number of people who I’ve worked with who were not lazy. - I hope you enjoy tire tracks because you will be thrown under the bus a lot. And they plan on running you over. - Your hard work and efficiencies will not be appreciated. All they will do is give you someone else’s work, while that person does close to nothing. - Incredibly superficial. They will thank a highly compensated consultant for doing next to nothing but not say a word when you worked all night to meet a deadline. - Unfortunately, most companies are just as bad.

1.0
May 8, 2017

Do NOT recommend

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Pros

Nothing positive to say about the company

Cons

Worked for the company 12 years. At the end of my service didn't get even a proper goodbye. No potluck,no lunch out with the group,no card , no even a formal announcement in front of everyone! Nothing ! Just silence after 12 years of hard work. Having a Masters Degree, I hasn't been promoted even once. Most likely because I'm an immigrant and this company has a lot of political, or better to say- racist games. 90% of workers are Asians and they promote only their community. Very much factory environment, people with Masters degree make just a little above minimum range.

5.0
Jul 3, 2019

Great Place to Work

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy to get to from BART, ACE, etc... Last mile pick up options using Uber in Kato Road location. Dynamic people, always smiling, hard driven company (good thing). If you like to be part of a rapidly growing acquisitive company - join us!

Cons

Not much other than not for the faint hearted. If you like to be lazy then work at a company that is 8-5. This company makes a difference. Work Life is skewed on work. benefits cost the norm for industry.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Response
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Thank you for the review! We are so proud of our Mission-driven work and the dedication of our talented workforce that allows us to remain the industry leader serving science.
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