Bio-Rad Laboratories Reviews

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Not everyone gets bonuses. I think the way they assess people could be better. Could have some more events, but usually related to your specific group

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Compensation not very competitive. Lackluster raises that fall behind rate of inflation. No stock options. Work culture and leadership leans toward being too conservative and outdated. Too much red tape to get most things accomplished.

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Contrary to other reviews, the benefits are pretty mediocre compared to other companies I have worked for as a scientist. Paid holidays were minimal. No sick time separate from regular PTO. Bonus plan is laughable and has nothing to do with your performance. Salaries were on the low side for the region. We didn’t really celebrate successes. Bio-Rad won’t provided lunch for meetings or celebrations. No company sponsored team building. The most surprising thing about being a scientist at a company this large is that they STILL don’t have electronic lab notebooks! HOW?!? It’s 2018! I left because frankly, another company offered me more benefits and a better work environment. Bio-Rad also has a reputation of laying off scientists, so I never would have stayed long term even though I was great at my job. That’s why they have a difficult time retaining talent.

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Lack of leadership in top management in IT

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- Work pressure is too much.
- The manager/director is really bad, so unprofessional enjoying free benefits and salary, dosen't do anything except to yell on everyone.

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Forgetting how they became successful

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Lots of bureaucracy, not much room for raises, old school mentality.

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Tons of politics. Inadequate resources. Inefficient processes. Lack of innovation. No accountability. Dysfunctional culture. Inability to recruit new talent as a result. People push their own agendas, often at the expense of releasing new products on time. Different groups work against each other instead of helping each other succeed. Many employees are checked-out and unmotivated. Most people, across multiple projects, are unhappy and morale is at an all-time low.

Leadership changes have led to inexperienced and incompetent upper management (director level and above). New management tends to prefer promoting people who say what they want to hear rather than those who actually get work done. Huge turnover as a result, with good talent leaving constantly. Good employees are marginalized when they offer constructive criticism, often to the point where they are forced to leave. Current management often blames old management and former employees for problems, instead of taking responsibility for mistakes.

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It seems like the company is in flux, and politics have taken over quite a bit in the last couple years. There seems to be a great deal of positioning by politics for advancement. Bio-Rad is also a very conservative company in many ways, and reluctant to adapt to new technologies. They have a set way of doing things and there is great organizational inertia that makes change hard. This can be great if you want a stable structure that provides a framework of how to operate. If you prefer a more dynamic environment, however, it can be frustrating.

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No free lunch is not a good thing