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
5.0
May 21, 2018

nice, very nice people to work with

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

they are so nice, I like working with them

Cons

they are not the best, but not the worst.

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Neogen Response
7y
Hi, and thanks for the feedback. It warms our hearts to know you enjoy working with your coworkers. We hear pretty often that fellow employees are some of the best parts of the job for a lot of Neogen team members. We hope you continue to have great experiences with your colleagues.
5.0
May 15, 2018

Positive experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Good benefits and amount of PTO days. Frequent company-wide holidays. The work-to-life balance feels good and healthy. -Exciting changes afoot as company grows; new opportunities. -Supportive management in my department (Communications), allowing me to pursue projects independently but always available to help and direct work when requested. -Immensely pleasant people in and outside of my department. Supportive of accomplishments. -Donut Mondays.

Cons

-More efficient communication with other departments is always something to work towards.

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Neogen Response
7y
Thanks for your review! We’re glad to hear that, as a Neogen employee, you’re able to develop a healthy work/life balance. We know that employees do their best work when they have time to grow outside the workplace as well as within it. We hope that you continue to feel supported, and that you find that room to grow in your role and with us together as a company.
1.0
May 13, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are not that hard working, it is very difficult to get fired from Neogen. The only way you will get fired is if you sleep most of the day, or get caught smoking marijuana. In terms of performance, if you do the absolute minimum amount of work, your job will be safe. The primary reason for that is that managers don't like hiring and are just glad you haven't quit yet. Another is that this job does not require any experience, which is quite rare.

Cons

Neogen is a short term experience farm, the management treats it like that and you'll be much happier if you do too. The rate of pay is astronomically low considering that most positions require a bachelor's degree. Management runs under the assumption that they can always hire new college grads, so enticing people to stay with fair salaries is not necessary. The turnover rate bears out this reality. An average career length at Neogen is about one to two years. The company does put on lavish parties and gives away rather expensive prizes on a pretty regular basis in order to try and slow the turnover, but when you're paying in the bottom 10% of the industry in most cases, thats just not enough. In terms of advancement, there is almost none. You will occasionally be offered a chance to move laterally just to mix up your experience, but even those lateral moves are often declined by managers would would rather not have to expend the effort of looking for your replacement. Managers are more often hired from outside the company than lifted up from within, probably owing to the fact that very few people in the company have more than a year or two's experience. I have never heard of a raise request being granted at Neogen. They will offer you a raise if you can prove you have a better job offer elsewhere, but most often people will just accept their other offer. Sometimes a small bonus will be offered, with massive amounts of extra work, sometimes amounting to a doubling of your workload, for a yearly bonus that's less than $1,000. Overall, if you are looking at a job application for Neogen (which is very likely considering how often they are replacing people who have quit) think about what you want and need. If you don't need a job right now and the experience doesn't seem exactly suited to the job you do want to have eventually, then I'd say don't bother finishing the application. If you are desperate for a job (like I was when I accepted a position) or beleive that the experience could help you land a job if you worked for a year or two and don't mind being paid the same rate you might make as a fast food manager, then it's worth considering. If you are thinking Neogen could be a place to make a career for yourself however, I'd advise you to reconsider that assumption.

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