Millipore Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Millipore full-time

Pros – Millipore is a great place to work at. Everyone is very nice, and willing to help each other.

Cons – Sometimes the environment is too relaxed, and people do not act professionally.

Advice to Senior Management – Have employees anonymously review other employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Millipore full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Positive and refreshing place to work

Cons – Some peoples postions get to their head and they get disrespectful - unprofessional

Advice to Senior Management – great job

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Millipore full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Depending on your group you can spend a good bit of time doing research that interests you that may not have immediate impact on the company's bottom-line. Excellent resources world-wide with many experts available.

Cons – Bureaucracy begets bureaucracy. With Merck the process is most important, doing quality work while being frugal is less so. They let you spend the money you need to spend and more as long as you follow the steps. They are also getting a little short-sided in projects.

Advice to Senior Management – Be more open to projects that you don't expect to become a product immediately. Just because marketing thinks it should or shouldn't be done should not be the only deciding factor when funding a project. Sometimes it takes time to "find" the best approach and short-sided thinking doesn't help that process.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Millipore full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Folks that make up the workforce are a great group overall, great facilities world wide.

Cons – Rash decision making, not thought out well, senior management on power trip and leaves a lot to be desired.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Millipore full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Millipore has had a long standing reputation as a leader in the Life Sciences and Biotech tools industry with brand recognition founded on superior product quality and unmatched customer experience. Innovation and professional development were once among the hallmarks of its sucess.

Cons – Under new management, Millipore has become internally focused on meeting the outdated needs of its parent company's struggling pharmaceutical division at the expense of its once unrivalled market focus. Innovation and career development are almost non-exisitent today and likely soon to disappear altogether.

Advice to Senior Management – Seek continual feedback from employees without repercussions and seriously consider making changes that recoup the value of the inordinate price that Merck KGaA paid for Millipore.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Millipore full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Access to some of the top science around the world.

Cons – organizational disarray due to size and diversity of portfolio

Advice to Senior Management – .

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Millipore

Pros – Benefits are nice and management is okay with you taking time off

Cons – No transparency, management doesn't communicate well with each other. Company environment has gone downhill since Merck bought the company. Doesn't foster creativity--only stifles it.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Millipore full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Easy going atmosphere, lots of different opportunities by working in different departments, decent salary, easy to work with managers.

Cons – You really have to be self driven to get anywhere and/or learn new things. Poor mentoring programs for young engineers.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on employee appreciation and talent development.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Millipore as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – The company is a leader in the Biopharma space. Stable. Name recognition. Great benefits package. Company has been around for 350 years!

Cons – Larger organization, no defind organization structure posted. better employee orientation program

Advice to Senior Management – better organizational communication

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Millipore full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Lot of opportunities, you can go to differernt departments, and learn a lot for different technologies
which will help you to move forward

Cons – You have to push yourself, in short you have to sell yourself, and make headway for yourself. Lot of hierarchy.
Laid back attitude, work is not properly compensated

Advice to Senior Management – More transparency

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company