Acquire, then divest culture. Innovation by acquisition. Overall, not bad to work for. - Manager PerkinElmer Employee Review

3.0
27 Jul 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Strong corporate infrastructure, supportive when it suits the bottom line. Sometimes it gets in the way, though.

Cons

Lack of long term vision for the company. Some decisions not well executed, but those who suffer are the ones who had no say in the execution. Gives lip service to innovation, but only interested when it is cheap and fast. Buying someone else's work is the favored approach. History of buying companies then ruthlessly closing facilities and asking those who are left to walk on water to produce the same as before. And if you are not cast in the PKI mold, you are not a favored child.

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5.0
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CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good people Interesting work to do

Cons

Mediocre pay Limited with benefits

2.0
30 Jun 2026
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people in field and customer facing positions. Vast knowledge base of applications and instrumentation.

Cons

Very poor executive leadership- don't want to spend money on marketing, promotion of instrumentation, or relevant customer applications. Most do not know industry. Wonder why sales are decreasing.

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