If I could give EMSL less than a one star rating, I would. EMSL deserves zero stars. - Anonymous employee EMSL Analytical Employee Review

1.0
Aug 27, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Seriously -- I can't think of ANYTHING good about this company, other than you don't have to bring your own toilet paper to work.

Cons

Where to even begin..... Management is a failure. FAILURE. Lab managers get bonuses based on profit. Analysts see zero dollars added to their paychecks based on that same profit. Analysts do every smidgen of the work, and reap absolutely none of the benefits. Upper management are literally all family members, and have no CLUE how the company actually works, or what the analysts even do. The bosses could not do the analysts jobs -- they are not qualified. This company is not interested in any analysis being scientifically sound. Quality control has everything to do with paperwork, and nothing to do with quality. If you are even considering working for this company, stop considering it right now. They will pressure you into working longer, later hours than you ever imagined. You will miss out on family time, and instead of compensating you, you will be labeled as "the guy/girl who we can force to work weekends." They will promise you rewards for taking on more responsibility, but will never follow through. If you see a 50 cent raise in your salary after working for them for 3 years, you are among the lucky, privileged few. This is not an exaggeration. You deserve better than to be treated like a child. As a coworker put it best, "this place sucks the life out of your soul."

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Cons

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