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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Thermo Fisher Scientific reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(12,558 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 12,558 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
Nov 30, 2022

Silent Layoffs and Poor Upper Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

1. Thermo has a great reputation to the external world, so this is the place to be if you want a resume booster. 2. You're helping a great cause (healthcare industry). 3. My team is amazing.

Cons

1. If you want to join a company that is currently undergoing massive silent layoffs, and completely diminishing their integrity, then this is the place for you. 2. Zero transparency within this overall culture, especially from Sr Leaders. 3. Just to name a few sectors getting laid off across the globe in masses: Operations, R&D, and Talent Acquisition. The only group that has been reported to the public is Grand Island, NY. I'm not sure how this organization is getting away with it. 4. They preach about process improvement, but the processes and systems are completely dated and old school that it's shocking. This comes from all different parts of the business. Simple processes and systems takes months, if not years, to implement. 5. Toxicity - The culture needs a massive overhaul. It's very cutthroat. People are always angry and looking for other jobs. Turnover is high for the industry.

2.0
Jul 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work environment If you have a good manager and good team members, your day to day experience will be fine. They make an effort to have some on-site offerings such as yoga, 5k training, mentoring opportunities, etc.

Cons

Sorely lacking job security - Thermo has been secretly laying off massive amounts of people without informing anyone. We find out through the grapevine or when a key stakeholder is no longer responding. Lack of communication or clear vision from leadership - There is no clear roadmap set by leadership, management is flailing as a result, and the "open door" policies are not actually true. Far less than average pay, and any attempts to bring this up with management is met with reluctance. Managers don't feel they have enough support from leadership or HR to push a very fair pay raise through. This is not worth it when job security is faltering and we don't have a solid vision of where we're going or what our work means.

1.0
Jun 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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Thank you for sharing your thoughts as an employee. We work hard to continually grow and improve upon a culture that is supportive, inclusive and collaborative..
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