LifeScan Reviews
Updated 12 Jun 2019
Found 77 reviews
"Part of the J&J family of companies" (in 10 reviews)
"Lots of great people with great experience" (in 7 reviews)
"When senior management did not properly anticipate or prepare for Medicare reimbursement being reduced, the U" (in 5 reviews)
"They stress work life balance but in the field it is long hours and a lot of road time" (in 4 reviews)
"Internship with J&J"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at LifeScan full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good career progression and development plan. Good benefit packages.
Cons
Very corporate. Not for everyone's taste. But as a huge established company, this works well.
LifeScan2018-05-08- Helpful (1)
"Great benefits, lousy leaders"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at LifeScan full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great jnj benefits, bonus, cheap jnj products
Cons
Lousy senior leaders, no long term strategy
LifeScan2019-04-07 - Helpful (1)
"System Specialist - Lifescan"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at LifeScan full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great Place to Work and with great opportunities to develop yourself and progress in career
Cons
Nothing that I can Point out. As mentioned above Lifescan is a great place to work
LifeScan2018-03-17 "Probably the best corporate employer in Inverness"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at LifeScan full-time for more than a year
Pros
+ Good wages for the area + On-site canteen + Free Parking + Central location + Helpful and respectful to employees with children + good suite of workplace benefits
Cons
- Slow moving, traditional business - Many staff are lifetime employees, can be a little frosty to newcomers - Mono-focused, business focuses on one output, little diversification or opportunities for innovation
Advice to Management
Consider recruiting for innovation and developing new applications/markets for existing technologies.
LifeScan2018-01-02- Helpful (2)
"Constant change and uncertainty"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at LifeScan
Pros
Salary is at industry levels
Cons
Management is in total disarray
Advice to Management
Get some stability
LifeScan2017-11-15 "Good company with good benefits."
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at LifeScan full-time
Pros
Good pay in a clean environment with annual bonus.Good time off
Cons
Nightshift & long hour shifts.
LifeScan2017-05-22- Helpful (2)
"Closing soon"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at LifeScan full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Was a great job, but market for product shrinking rapidly
Cons
Johnson and Johnson trying to sell business due to shrinking market for product, going through redundancies throughout this year, production being outsourced, so closure imminent
Advice to Management
Better redundancy packages
LifeScan2017-04-15 "good place to work"
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I have been working at LifeScan
Pros
nice people , room for progression
Cons
heavy workload, always busy, no time to check on paper work
LifeScan2016-12-18"Summer placement"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at LifeScan for less than a year
Pros
Very good, learned a lot
Cons
Little slow at some points.
LifeScan2016-11-21- Helpful (5)
"Needs a serious overhaul"
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Doesn't RecommendNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at LifeScan
Pros
Great place for fresh graduates (engineers) who are self starters, to learn, contribute, bring change and grow from a graduate level to a senior engineer / scientist.
Cons
1. Senior Management lacks the perspective of challenges at grass root level and miserably fails to identify a vision and lay strategy for growth, organisation development, skills and talent development. 2. They favour a mediocre performance and fail to challenge employees to perform (and equally reward). They don't know how to promote or react to top performances from a vital few people. Recognition flows only from...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Learn to listen to the folks who work at grass root level and put an honest attempt to improve situation rather than just trying to please your own boss to earn your bonus.
LifeScan2010-09-28