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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Great autonomy but lacking support and high demands - Scientist II Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

2.0
17 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lone worker which is great because nobody bothers you and you get the benefit of planning your day and being responsible for your own time.

Cons

Lone worker, which can be terrible when lab work gets busy. Prep most of your own media. Prepare all food sample bags. Plan all experiments yourself. Execute all experiments yourself. Report all results to leadership. Create powerpoints, trainings, and posters for IAFP by yourself. Little to no support because you are a lone worker. Lots of domestic and international shipping tasks with absolutely zero notice but high priority which can really mess up your day/week.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
6 Jul 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Since the company is big, it's a great opportunity for networking, learning new skills, and earning certificates after completing hazard safety training that you can use in the future as well (especially if you're working with Unity Lab Services). Coworkers are usually nice and will always lend a hand if you need it. If you're lucky, you might be placed at a one-person site where the site supervisor is chill and understanding, lets you work at your own pace, and helps you learn new things by giving you "side quests."

Cons

No real career growth. The workload can be hard to keep up with at times, and the company strictly enforces an 8-hour workday with no overtime, even when needed. Day-to-day operations feel heavily micromanaged by upper management through strict policies. HR introduces new policies almost monthly, often adding tasks that feel unnecessary. They frame this as becoming "more data-driven," but in practice, it hasn't led to much noticeable improvement.

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