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Azenta Life Sciences

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Employees come last - Lab Technician Azenta Life Sciences Employee Review

2.0
Jan 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You get healthcare and a job. The bare minimum.

Cons

-No designated sick days -Stingy federal holiday schedule -Forced to use PTO or unpaid time off for snow days or other site closures due to emergencies -First minute of orientation, obvious focus on how Azenta values shareholders. No emphasis on employee value -Other sites get large holiday outing budget while some sites are completely ignored -No room for salary negotiation, despite paying an offensively low wage -Live in an expensive city? Wages are not adjusted to reflect that. You get paid the same as someone working in the middle of nowhere -Understaffed to the point when one person takes a vacation, everyone takes on the job of 3 people -cheap cheap cheap company trying to exploit the labor of people who earned college degrees and have student loans, car payments, rent, utilities, groceries to pay. With the wage you earn at Azenta, you get to prioritize the bills you need to pay and only pay the ones you can afford with your measly paycheck. -No one hides the fact that Azenta doesn’t care about its employees -Excessive use of unprofessional corporate lingo especially when it comes time for layoffs. All effort goes into avoiding calling it a layoff and downplaying what just happened.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I like the company and my job. Our team is great, leadership is supportive. The office is really nice. It is a good job

Cons

Nothing really important to mention.

4.0
Apr 9, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Collaboration: The cross-functional collaboration here is genuinely one of the stronger aspects of working at Azenta. Whether you're working across departments or geographies, people are generally willing to show up and work through problems together. It doesn't feel siloed the way a lot of companies do. Culture: The culture feels human. People actually seem to care about each other, which isn't something you can say everywhere. There's a level of psychological safety that makes it easier to speak up, take initiative, and do good work without constantly watching your back. Leadership: Leadership is visible and accessible in a way that's not always the case at companies this size. There's a genuine effort to communicate direction and keep people informed, and you can tell the people at the top actually care about the mission.

Cons

Compensation & Benefits: Compensation and benefits haven't kept pace with the market. For the level of skill and experience the company expects, the total package doesn't always reflect that. If you're coming from a larger org or comparing offers, it can be a sticking point. Onsite Presence: The expectation around onsite presence feels out of step with where the industry has landed post-pandemic. Flexibility is limited, and for roles where remote work is fully viable, the requirement to be in the office regularly doesn't always have a clear business justification. IT Equipment: You don't get much say in your hardware or software setup. For people who do their best work with specific tools or have preferences around operating systems and devices, the one-size-fits-all IT approach can be a real friction point, especially in roles that are heavily computer-dependent.

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