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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Top Heavy. Much offshoring. - Doer In Transitioning BU Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

2.0
12 Jul 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very hard woking, knowledgeable and experienced employees at professional level. Great 401K Match. Good foot in the door job to puff the resume. Strong company brand. Great products. Potential to be a great company.

Cons

Too many Chiefs. Not enough doers. Work life balance not good for the doers. Burnt out employees = poor moral. High turn-over. Good ol 'BOY' network, not good at taking care of the actual talent in some BUs. Want to be known as Employer of Choice, but actions speak otherwise. Lacks communication in some BUs. Some managers make poor decisions without consulting with doers of the tasks - others pay for their learning curve. Outsourcing and offshoring growing fast.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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CEO approval
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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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