Thermo Fisher Scientific reviews

The company is very bottom-line oriented, at the expense of its employees. They are continuously cutting resources (i.e. people), so that the people left need to work themselves to the point of burnout in order to get the job done well. Work-life balance is at the bottom of the list. If you can't put your job before your family, you are seen as a weak contributor. Some of the leaders succeed by criticizing/punishing their people rather than by leading and developing them.

The downside to the growth is that you will most likely have to relocate. If you're open to it, you can bounce around the world. But unless you're in one of the major footprint areas for the company (Waltham, MA; Pittsburgh, PA; or now Carlsbad, CA (formerly Life Technologies HQ)), then that next opportunity means packing your bags. Some people love it, others feel trapped - you typically commit to a couple years in the new location in return for relo assistance, but then you're likely to be asked to move again, once you're seen as a 'team player.' There can be a fair amount of pressure on relocation.