Neogen reviews

2.9

42% would recommend to a friend

(445 total reviews)

Mike Nassif

47% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Neogen has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Neogen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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445 reviews
1.0
Jul 15, 2018

Backward

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some perks and benefits. They like to talk about how amazing and great they are...

Cons

Alot of their methodologies and tools they use are not cutting edge or up to date with current trends. I could go in details but that would violate confidentiality agreement. The pay is extremely low and the compensation. Some teams may reward you for merit, but from my observation. There's alot of favoritism. Last I was there, they were so 1980's still. If you get a task, it goes on a paper. When you are done you fill a paper report and details of what you did and evidence of your work, Then put that cover sheet on it. It's basically a TPS report like Office Space. Some places may use new tools and programs but there's so bureaucratic and favoritism. If you want to be a rock star in your field, do not come here unless you have few options. Anyone you meet who is there for a long time, it's because they're best buds with CEO and directors. See the programming languages, and management technique and like going backwards in time, not forward. The HQ is an ancient building. The 5th floor I heard is haunted. Depending on your department, you can be all over in Lansing in ancient buildings. Or you could have an office inside a house. That's right. They buy houses and stick small departments in each one. I was very confused and I thought I was being scammed when I first worked there.

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Neogen Response
7y
Thanks for your review, and for getting into the specifics of where we can improve. We’re sorry you didn’t have a great experience in your department, though we hope we can address some of your concerns. As a company, we’re dedicated to making all the transitions necessary as we go from being a small company to a global one. Different areas of the company use different processes, and in recent months, several have launched programs aiming to implement more modern processes and organizational software, all of which are improved in terms of tech and functionality. Neogen started out as a small company, and still retains a close-knit feel in many ways. It’s not unusual for employees — long tenured or short tenured — to have friendly relationships with our CEO and other members of upper management. Our CEO himself has only been here for a year, but already feels like one of the family. A lot of people who are well known in their respective industries, be they in genomics, food safety or animal safety, have come from Neogen, or are even still here today. We do use pre-existing buildings for our departments, and the buildings at our Lansing location are predominately re-purposed historical schools and homes that have been refurbished, bettering the communities they are located in. Some of our smaller departments are in houses in part for confidentiality reasons — fewer people from other departments are exposed to confidential information. However, none of our buildings reach five stories, and fortunately, there are no ghosts, at least, not that we’ve seen. Thanks again for your advice. As we grow, we want to take people’s feedback and use it to truly be open minded, flexible, and innovative as a company. We wish you the best in your new role.
3.0
Jun 29, 2018

Lab Tech

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good lab experience out of college.

Cons

Pay rate is lower than most in the industry.

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Neogen Response
7y
Thanks for your review. We’re glad to hear this was a good experience for you right out of college. Many careers are launched at Neogen, both by people who use their experience to grow with the company and by those who head elsewhere (though it always makes us sad to see them go). Entry-level jobs at Neogen provide people who are new to the industry with a wide breadth of experience, preparing them for whatever comes next as they launch their careers. We try to make Neogen a place where people will continue their careers, and afford many opportunities for promotions and progress!
2.0
Jun 29, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun atmosphere, the lab is geared to college graduates who've never had a really lab job which is also why their pay is terrible. But the other lab techs were great and the reason I stayed longer than I should have. Also a flexible start time between 4:30 and 7 am was nice.

Cons

Management had no idea what they were doing, there wasn't even an HR representative when I was there to go to with complaints because their turn over is so high. The supervisor had no clue how to lead a team or manage people. Pay is awful and not competitive but they area geared towards college kids who don't know any better. They are constantly understaffed because no one wants to stay there. It's a dead end job with no real carrear path. Also they don't appreciate or acknowledge people who work their butts off to help the company, its litterally a popularity contest with the supervisors to get promoted and even then when they promise a promotion they may not give it to you (but will make you take on all the responsibilities of the position they aren't giving you.) Really sad, because the work is interesting and it's a very young lab so it's fun to work in. Also they give you x amount of PTO which you can use throughout the year. But then if you leave the company and have taken more off than you've actually accrued they take it out of your last paycheck. (Even though the supervisors have to approve all PTO)

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Neogen Response
7y
We’re sorry to hear you had some poor experiences here, especially that you felt you didn’t get a chance to discuss the issues you encountered with HR. If you’d like, please feel free to reach out to us at 402-435-0665— your feedback helps us address any problems that may arise. We thank you for taking the time to outline your concerns, and we wish you the best wherever you end up next.
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