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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Valuable skills and experience, but poor work-life balance - Scientist II Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

3.0
21 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Learn important industry skills very quickly and can gain valuable experience. Decent benefits (medical, dental, etc.). Tuition reimbursement up to $10k/yr. Giant company so transfers to other groups are easily available.

Cons

Awful work-life balance. Too many line managers/links in chain of command so escalations take longer than they should. There is little support from senior leadership on keeping clients in check when their behavior is out of line. Promotions have been very limited in recent years and are based on social skills instead of outstanding performance. social skills. Pay is well below the industry standard, and the annual merit increases and bonuses are minimal even for the coveted ‘clear strength’ PMD rating. Difficult to use PTO because projects will not be covered in your absence.

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5.0
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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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