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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Big company = good and bad - Anonymous employee Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

4.0
2 Dec 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Due to the size of the company, a lot of resources are put into employee communications and development. Of course the implementation is largely dependent on your direct manager and your own motivation. My manager and my colleagues are great. I have also seen growing and morphing responsibilities over the years. I love that everything is standardized across the board so expectations are clear.

Cons

Despite growing responsibilities, my pay has not increased much. Working for a large company also means more bureaucracy and difficulty getting some things done.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Since the company is big, it's a great opportunity for networking, learning new skills, and earning certificates after completing hazard safety training that you can use in the future as well (especially if you're working with Unity Lab Services). Coworkers are usually nice and will always lend a hand if you need it. If you're lucky, you might be placed at a one-person site where the site supervisor is chill and understanding, lets you work at your own pace, and helps you learn new things by giving you "side quests."

Cons

No real career growth. The workload can be hard to keep up with at times, and the company strictly enforces an 8-hour workday with no overtime, even when needed. Day-to-day operations feel heavily micromanaged by upper management through strict policies. HR introduces new policies almost monthly, often adding tasks that feel unnecessary. They frame this as becoming "more data-driven," but in practice, it hasn't led to much noticeable improvement.

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