The pay is ok but thoroughly stagnant. Raises are based on pre-set categories with 99% of employees forced into the middle or below, netting them a 1 or 2% increase. It doesn't matter if you practically kill yourself trying. No one (at the bottom at least) gets Christmas bonuses and profit sharing is non-existent as quarterly goals are set falsely high.
Too many overpaid men up high and not enough people actually doing what physically makes money. There is a clear divide between the worker bees who know more they're given credit (or paid) for and those who are clueless and grossly overpaid.
Sexism is prevalent and women will never rise to upper management because it's a giant good old boys club. HR is part of this club, is very much in the pocket of corporate and does not genuinely care about the employees.
Will not commit to purchases or honor professional promises that were made. Expect everything that will make your job easier/better/safer/more productive to be delayed but spending on the superficial or unnecessary is approved in record time. Image is valued more than quality or safety.
Everyone is forced to work on 25+ year old equipment and many labs are stuck in outdated facilities.
Pays a lot of lip service to safety but it's to save/make money, not out of concern for the employees.
Tasks, broken equipment, poor communication and under-staffing force many people to lose PTO because they can't slow down enough to take time off or other people can't cover for them.
Morale is low.
