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Revolving door of management - Anonymous employee Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

2.0
15 Apr 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good experience and resume fodder. Decent benefits and pay, large organization that affords career development if you are willing to relocate often, international business experience depending on your role.

Cons

Lackluster merit increases and poor recognition of contribution to the organization leads to a revolving door of talent. Management seems to be either mired in concrete with no changes or in a state of constant change as the company looks for ways to fix business units they think should perform better. The lack of upward mobility or constant changes in direction with new managers coming in drives many of the more talented employees away as they either stagnate or grow frustrated with the uncertainities surrounding their position. Unless you are willing to relocate to other divisions, it is difficult to advance as the constant stream of acquisitions adds upper management to the ranks. This limits the opportunity for internal advancement. Despite lip service to the contrary, the bottom line is all that matters to senior management. Employees are talked about as numbers in relation to retention and how terminating them coudl improve margin performance.

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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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