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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1.0
Oct 1, 2024

Incompetence Personified

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the people actually doing the work were great, though most left or were laid off.

Cons

Management, particularly the CEO, have no idea what they are doing, are creating an environment where everyone thinks their next meeting is a layoff announcement, and are generally just losing money because their layoff tactics aren't working. Middle management is either lacking a backbone for fear or their own name being called on the chopping block, or their voices don't reach upper managements ears. Results vary by department, but the result is the same- needs are not being met. US benefits are a joke. The punchline is the absolute worst coverage I've had in my career with the highest I've had to pay per paycheck in my career. And the benefits team had the GALL to try and sugarcoat the increases earlier this year and were immediately called out and basically mobbed on a Teams call about it. Trust is broken, if the overall job market was better this place would be a ghost town. I feel bad for everyone still working here.

2.0
Sep 26, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

If you're in a good team, you'll have an enjoyable work day. Nice work site. Colleagues are generally nice - there are some who don't even have manners to say good morning and lack any sort of ambition (hence why they remain at perkinelmer)

Cons

Below market salaries being paid by a billion dollar company, hence why they attract lower quality staff who have little to no ambition. Management talk too much and are pretty useless when it comes to delivering solutions and valuing their employees. No bonuses - they are a big enough company to pay each employee a yearly bonus based on company performance but they behave like a start up with cash flow issues. Management don't know how to retain talented staff and purposely hire 'agreeable staff' who just turn up for a 9-5 and collect a paycheck- they see talented staff as a threat. They like to hire lots of graduates too because they're cheaper, not because they care about their career development. Bunch of liars and a bunch of cheapskates who think a yearly pizza party where everyone is shoved into a little room is 'recognition for all your hard work'

2.0
Sep 23, 2024

No work life balance

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work benefits. Decent coworkers.

Cons

Management can and do throw you under the bus at any given time. On top of that, management do not care about issues relating to employees. NO work life balance whatsoever. Please AVOID if you have any other options.

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