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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Thermo Fisher Scientific reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(12,614 total reviews)
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Marc N. Casper

69% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Thermo Fisher Scientific has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 12,614 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
2.0
Apr 16, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The staff is mostly young and fun people. You can meet a ton of new friends through work. If you're looking to expand your knowledge of the scientific industry, this would be a good fit.

Cons

Highly driven on arbitrary metrics and call statistics. Demands for meeting several hours on the phone take away from being able to implement individual sales styles.

2.0
Apr 15, 2013

Revolving door of management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience and resume fodder. Decent benefits and pay, large organization that affords career development if you are willing to relocate often, international business experience depending on your role.

Cons

Lackluster merit increases and poor recognition of contribution to the organization leads to a revolving door of talent. Management seems to be either mired in concrete with no changes or in a state of constant change as the company looks for ways to fix business units they think should perform better. The lack of upward mobility or constant changes in direction with new managers coming in drives many of the more talented employees away as they either stagnate or grow frustrated with the uncertainities surrounding their position. Unless you are willing to relocate to other divisions, it is difficult to advance as the constant stream of acquisitions adds upper management to the ranks. This limits the opportunity for internal advancement. Despite lip service to the contrary, the bottom line is all that matters to senior management. Employees are talked about as numbers in relation to retention and how terminating them coudl improve margin performance.

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