PerkinElmer reviews

2.8

31% would recommend to a friend

(1,176 total reviews)
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Michael Stubblefield

48% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

PerkinElmer has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,176 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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3.0
Jul 27, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong corporate infrastructure, supportive when it suits the bottom line. Sometimes it gets in the way, though.

Cons

Lack of long term vision for the company. Some decisions not well executed, but those who suffer are the ones who had no say in the execution. Gives lip service to innovation, but only interested when it is cheap and fast. Buying someone else's work is the favored approach. History of buying companies then ruthlessly closing facilities and asking those who are left to walk on water to produce the same as before. And if you are not cast in the PKI mold, you are not a favored child.

2.0
Jun 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company makes many many interesting product and has many interesting and clever people working there.

Cons

Constant "optimization" and management by numbers is slowly crushing out innovation and leadership. Most product lines get a face lift instead of an functional improvements. More and more work is outsourced to cheaper countries reducing quality.

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