Sigma-Aldrich Reviews

Pros

Name Recognition and leader in the industry

Cons

Too many changes in structure and management over short period of time

Advice to Senior Management

Stick with a reorganization for a long enough period to evaluate

Pros

Decent Benefits
Decent Pay
Easy Work
Good Starter/Transition Job
Little threat to be laided off

Cons

People Don't Work
Too many yes men
Work Environment outdated
Impossible to get rid of dead weight
Poor/Outdated Computer Systems

Advice to Senior Management

Get rid of the people that have been there 20+ years that are taking up space and do not want to change. Change drives innovation. Be the company that you want other companies to look up too. Don't just move unhappy/unproductive people to new positions, they will still not be happy/productive. Train managers/supervisors. Good managers/supervisors will retain good employees.

Pros

Get a secure and stable feeling working here. It is a growing company. Stocks are strong, have some very good managers.

Cons

It is a very conservative company run by a few conservative boys. Process driven, could drive you crazy if you dont like it.

Advice to Senior Management

They have to try harder to keep their employees motivated. Have an open mind towards feedback and focus on career path for the middle management.

Pros

Growing company Which is stable and has cash to invest. Very supportive and rewarding company to work and grow with.

Cons

The company sometimes focuses on metrics utilizing the PDSA model to often.

Advice to Senior Management

Grow the company by becoming a stronger sales organization

Pros

You will have the opportunity to make a transition from Scinetist to Marketing.

Cons

Promotion not based on performance but more on who you know. Little punishment for bad performance, and the reward for good person is limited.

Advice to Senior Management

Change the image from stable but slow mid-west company to fast-moving technology-oriented Life Science corporation.

Pros

The company offers good benefits and fair pay.
Employees within the company are very friendly and willing to do what it takes to get the job done.

Cons

They run lean and mean. You are expected to complete the workload of two people within your work week, without receiving any overtime pay or comp time.

Advice to Senior Management

Remember - it's your employees that make the company a success. They should be rewarded and treated with respect and dignity!

Pros

Salary is good and stock options offered

Cons

Gossipy office, some employees should be shifted from current roles,

Pros

some very nice people who do take pride in their work

Cons

Poor management activity. very disconnected from the department. A "just show up" attitude, not at all interested in improving practices. Depressing facilities.

Pros

Sigma has some great people, definitely the best part of Sigma is the wonderful co workers. The parking is free. Not too far of a drive,

Cons

With so many good, hard working people it is hard to watch Sigma go into the dark ages. HR does nothing to help or support workers abused by inadequate managers who have taken advantage of the fear in people. With the trials that face all of us these days I had hoped Sigma would have stepped up to the plate and support their employees instead of taking advantage and using these trying times to use and neglect instead.

Advice to Senior Management

Get a grip on the temperament of your employees. There is rampant distrust of management. Salaried employees are mostly over worked, under payed, and devalued.

Pros

Fairly laid back environment, no one really busting your chops about anything assuming you stay on top of things, which isn't hard to do.

Cons

Pretty much zero career advancement, the daily grind begins to get you down and they have a culture of hiring safe employees, not talented ones. If you do have talent, prepare to have it wasted.

Advice to Senior Management

Shake things up a bit from time to time, promote from within, and try not to collect so much dead wood.