Treat good employees like garbage...completely disposable. - Anonymous employee EMSL Analytical Employee Review

1.0
Jun 2, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I did get 2 promotions and fought for reasonable wages. Most are hourly employees so overtime is accrued. Vacation time was reasonable but in the smaller labs taking time off meant huge trouble for production.

Cons

Nepotism is the company moto. It took 2 years for the sample receiving area to get a hood for accepting asbestos samples. I watched lab techs work in unsafe conditions completely untrained with no qc being performed. Quality is not favored, it is all about quantity. Asbestos analysts were expected to analyze well over 125 samples per day. Benefits are deplorable. The HR manager just so happens to be married and related to all most of management so the is no safe haven for airing grievances.

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5.0
Aug 1, 2025
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Pros

Great bosses, structured support from corporate office, workload is manageable compared to other labs I’ve worked for, overall culture is good

Cons

Benefits and pay aren’t great, particularly the benefits, they’re a little pricey and outside of preventative care, don’t cover enough imho, 401k is very low to where it’s almost nonexistent

3.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Company allows all employees overtime

Cons

Racist head of maintenance, dysfunctional management, zero organization, HR violations constantly. The amount of times I was cursed and yelled at by older analysts was insane.

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