I agree that QC has held up a lot of development projects and even routine product releases. That’s not just my experience — PD project management data also shows QC as the main bottleneck. "Collaborate for success" means pushing back while giving thoughtful suggestions, but here it usually turns into long periods of silence and delays with no thoughtful input.
On the flip side, QC leadership does try to make life easier for their team, sometimes a little inappropriate. Associates get 4/10 schedules and leads can work from home, while PD and Manufacturing stick to the conventional schedule. That mismatch causes constant issues with transfers, meetings, and training.
I also agree that QC leadership is fearful and territorial. The department is also extremely top-heavy. Upper management is involved in the smallest decisions, and there are too many leads who don’t do lab testing, the core function of QC, and can’t make basic timeline calls without going up the chain.
Because of how things are set up, QC associates end up with a bad reputation and very limited chances to make independent decisions or build problem-solving skills. People try to move into QC for better work-life balance, but then struggle to transfer out because of the department’s reputation.
Honestly, QC is the way it is because someone higher up in BioLegend/Revvity has allowed it to stay that way. PD, MFG, and project management have all raised concerns about the inefficiency and the constant gossiping, just like the last review mentioned, but nothing has changed.
