FEI Reviews

3.7

77% would recommend to a friend

(100 total reviews)

Marc Casper

87% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

FEI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 100 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FEI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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100 reviews
5.0
21 Jul 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working here for 12 years and it has been a good experience. The company encourages work and life balance and introduces AI technologies to enhance efficiency.

Cons

Need to create more opportunities for professional development

3.0
2 Nov 2022

Pay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay and overtime availability

Cons

Busy, short breaks and not enough coffee

1.0
6 Aug 2012

Good Pay and Work/Life Balance...That's About It

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

At the management level, the pay is very good - but careful what you wish for (see below). Work/Life balance is also good. Some nice people, but...

Cons

The company culture is terrible...the technology roots (and brains) of this company are seated in the Netherlands, and the workforce there is comprised of arrogant, lazy "employees" who spend most of their time backstabbing or paying lip-service to their American colleagues, or they're on vacation (I use the term "employees" in quotes because they all work for the Dutch Works Council (similar to an American union) and firing them is nearly impossible). The Dutch have ZERO respect for US employees, including and especially the CEO (Kania), and it shows in their apathy for the work and their 3 months a year vacation time. Time and again, I saw unqualified employees "promoted" into positions because they kissed a lot of you-know-what at the Sr. VP level, so, many long-tenured, knowledgeable employees would report to clueless idiots. Also, this company has a reputation of getting rid of people that make too much money. If you make six figures based on your experience, contribution to company success, the value that you bring - and you're NOT at the VP level - you're automatically a target, so watch out.

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