Beware of QC Department! - QC Analyst Lonza Employee Review

1.0
25 Aug 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I was really looking forward to this role when I first accepted it out of college, in my eyes Lonza was the ideal company to be working for. I was able to learn a-lot in the labs and had some great co workers and met some great people.

Cons

QC Management and HR are corrupt and work together to build cases against people they are threatened by. They do not take retaliations or sexual harassment seriously and try to cover it up. They hire out any lawyers in the area so they cannot be fought against due to conflict of interest. Work life balance does not exist in QC Biochem. The expectation is that you work weekends, holidays and long shifts and there is push back on vacation requests. If I could take years of my life back I would not work at this company even though I was able to get a-lot of industry experience. My mental health deteriorated and when it was brought up to my supervisor the response was "everyone feels this way".

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Pros

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Cons

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