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Charles River Laboratories

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Charles River Laboratories reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(2,376 total reviews)
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Birgit Girshick

64% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Charles River Laboratories has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,376 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Charles River Laboratories employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Jul 10, 2016

Great Place to work!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Summer breeze hours during the summer allows employees to leave at noon on Fridays from Memorial day to Labor Day. Company has a great cafeteria open for breakfast and lunch.

Cons

Salaries tend to be lower and difficult to move up the ladder

5.0
Jul 7, 2016

Study Support Tech 2

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits, competitive pay Good 401k

Cons

contract work can alienate from other employees. hard to use vacation time

2.0
Jun 27, 2016

Finance Intern

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexibilibility, ability to build a career

Cons

underpaid, no benefits, understaffed, overworked

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