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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Thermo Fisher Scientific reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(12,658 total reviews)
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Marc N. Casper

69% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Thermo Fisher Scientific has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 12,658 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thermo Fisher Scientific 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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13K reviews
3.0
Jan 21, 2010

A real mixed bag

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Industry leader, extensive customer base Headquarters in a great location Very profitable, even during this serious recession Dedicated employees

Cons

Stock options only available to director-level positions and above Lots of uncertainties and confusion from acquisition of Applied Biosystems still being sorted out Some decisions on procedures, new initiatives, etc., seem to be made in isolation without any input from the front-line staff who'll have to actually implement them, so those initiatives tend not to be completely thought-through. Some surprisingly inexperienced people are put into positions of considerable decision-making authority.

3.0
Jan 18, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent salary Decent benefits Good working conditions Great co-workers Great customers

Cons

Incompetent management Way too much management Too much turn over in senior management...every other year a different game plan; always getting halfway there then redirected to a different pet objective Disconnect with customers Excessive attempts to micro-manage

2.0
Dec 28, 2009

A very large and disconnected company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

This is a good place to work for those in senior management positions. Benefits & tuition reimbursement is fair, days off is decent.

Cons

I have been here for a few years now and there is not much room for growth for me. Depending on which position you are in, growth opportunities will vary. The pay is pathetic here though. I haven't seen too many promotions but the higher ups ALWAYS gets promoted and CONSTANTLY. I have seen GMs get promoted to VPs within a matter of months. The company is so big, it tends to get very unorganized and there isn't much of a brand symmetry although they try to enforce it. Emails get sent out every quarter stating that we have made millions in revenue, yet pay raises is 4% max across the board (if you're lucky that is) and money is ridiculously tight, you barely can do your job with the budgets given.

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