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      PerkinElmer

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      PerkinElmer reviews

      2.8

      31% would recommend to a friend

      (1,175 total reviews)
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      Michael Stubblefield

      48% approve of CEO

      26% positive business outlook

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      PerkinElmer has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,175 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The PerkinElmer employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      1K reviews
      5.0
      Feb 24, 2011

      Quality Company, Quality People

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      PerkinElmer selects the correct people and gives them the flexibility and accountability to be successful.

      Cons

      Communications arcoss the organization can be difficult, although significant efforts are being made in this area.

      1.0
      Feb 16, 2011

      A Nightmare

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lax work discipline. Support functions, particularly finance team, not appearing at work (including the head). Poor response from finance department.

      Cons

      Vendors not able to receive payments on time. Have to follow up for payment issues with finance team frequently. High turnover in finance department. Those who remains are those with poor work attitude and are inefficient in work.

      2.0
      Jan 15, 2011

      Do your own stuff, know why you are there, do not expect much from senior management

      Finance
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - global company - re-centring on interesting businesses - Health and Environment business - opportunity to be exposed to many different projects, IF you are well connnected - possibility to move to different businesses / jobs/ area - entreprenueiral is you do it right politically

      Cons

      - since 2010, there is a movement at PerkinElmer to centralize all global jobs, but also all decision making processes in the US. People out there outside of the HQ, or in the region, have just nothing to say. Creating a frustrating environments where the monkeys are not allowed to take initiatives without secret HQ blessing - it is a US only driven company. Any foreigners not based in the US would have limited chance of leadership, or authority. This creates a huge gap between Waltham and the rest of the company, and HQ leaders do not feel aware of this - expect to be the next one on the restructuring list. A quarterly black box porcess, resulting in regular disproportionate decisions - there is no trust in the general management, and no clear communicatoin on what is going on below HQ level

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