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Charles River Laboratories

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Very top heavy and top management has no clue what they are doing - Anonymous employee Charles River Laboratories Employee Review

1.0
Jul 13, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

good people and fair salary.

Cons

Terrible environment. Company has way too many directors and VPs who have no clue about a company environment. They created a new role and eliminated it within 6 months. Clueless. It's full of PHDs and physicists but no real managers. I worked for a guy that had no clue about running a department, yet, he constantly lies to senior management as he will take no blame but pushes all the blame to his subordinates. I would never recommend anyone to work there

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Pros

Great place to work. Work/life balance is best I've been part of.

Cons

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We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying your time at Charles River! Your contributions make a difference, and we’re grateful to have you on the team.
2.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

The people you work with under the leadership level are great and truly try their best every day to do the best job they possibly can.

Cons

Everyone is severely underpaid for the amount of work they’re expected to do. People will quit/be fired/laid off and no additional help is provided. Those who remain are expected to pick up all of the slack. Leadership is variable on the day-to-day but you never truly feel supported or like your problems are taken seriously enough to resolve. Individuals are actively urged not to present counter job offers as a way to negotiate higher pay or a different position because “the site head doesn’t like it”.

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