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    Bio-Rad Laboratories Reviews

    Updated June 16, 2018
    471 reviews

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    Bio-Rad Laboratories President and CEO Norman Schwartz
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    Pros

    • "The company has a really good work/life balance and the benefits package is competitive overall" (in 45 reviews)

    • "Flexible hours and good benefits" (in 29 reviews)

    Cons

    • "If you care about business results or logical decision making, this company will crush your soul" (in 11 reviews)

    • "No chance for advancement if there is no connection to upper management personnel" (in 11 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (2)

      "Cost Accounting Manager"

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      Current Employee - Cost Accounting Manager in Cambridge, MA
      Current Employee - Cost Accounting Manager in Cambridge, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bio-Rad Laboratories full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great health insurance that takes care of its people.

      Cons

      No cons to think of.

    2. "IT"

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      Current Employee - Manager
      Current Employee - Manager
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bio-Rad Laboratories full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great place to work...
      IT is going through transformation

      Cons

      Folks can be too lazy in some departments
      No work from home pilicies

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    3. "biorad"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Bio-Rad Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      working environment is good.
      management team is good,
      global team members.
      timing is flexible.

      Cons

      lot of restructure and firing recently.
      not much growth.
      not much importance to technology.

    4. "Senior Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Bio-Rad Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      Stable company. If you do your work you will not lose your job.

      Cons

      Very political. You are lucky if you find a good boss

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Stable company going through changes"

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      Current Employee - Washington in Woodinville, WA
      Current Employee - Washington in Woodinville, WA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Bio-Rad Laboratories full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The company has a really good work/life balance and the benefits package is competitive overall. There are lots of opportunities to improve the current process. The product mix also means the company is very stable.

      As a current employee, familiar with some of the issues cited in other reviews, please be aware that those do not reflect my experience and I question the motives of them. The company regularly offers salary adjustments roughly in line with inflation increases, even for average performance employees. The company does err towards equity too much, which can be disappointing for high performers.

      Cons

      There have been too many changes over the past 2-3 years, stabilize for a period of time and let people get adjusted. While some of the changes are needed, some moves seemed short-sighted and others did not go far enough. I don't think these were thought out well enough, so allow people to catch their breath.

      Advice to Management

      Focus on product development and improving existing processes.

    6. "Scientist"

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      Current Employee - Research Scientist
      Current Employee - Research Scientist
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bio-Rad Laboratories full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Really enjoy the majority of my coworkers. Most are humble, friendly, and skilled. They don't over exert you but challenge you to bring your best. Lots of people to learn from, and you're not micromanaged.
      I've been here less than 2 years but have been insulated from any of the politics so far. I imagine there is some in other areas, but hard work generally shows.
      All my managers and superiors have …

      Cons

      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

    7. "General"

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      Current Employee - Senior Staff Engineer in Hercules, CA
      Current Employee - Senior Staff Engineer in Hercules, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bio-Rad Laboratories full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Stable growing company, friendly work place

      Cons

      medium challenge, crowd cubicle and lab

    8. "working IT at US headquarters"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Bio-Rad Laboratories full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      -average or better salary
      -health plan and other benefits
      -good work location
      -can avoid commuter traffic

      Cons

      -does not invest in workplace utilities other than conferencing
      -very aggressive or inaccurate timelines for certain projects
      -devalues IT professionals
      -not much fun

      Advice to Management

      interact with employees more

    9. Helpful (3)

      "Lovely Culture"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bio-Rad Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      I've been here 6 years and can honestly say BR has some of the nicest people I've ever worked with, from interns to high level management, everyone is kind, funny, and has a smile for you. Because it is a large, global company, it can be challenging but who doesn't love a challenge?

      Cons

      Yearly pay increases could have been better. In 5 years, my rent increased by $500 a month but my pay did not - this is the reason I've had to move multiple times and why I am looking at going elsewhere.

      Advice to Management

      San Francisco is a challenging environment to keep good people employed when such competitive pay abounds. The rents are ever-increasing, even in previously undesirable, outlier areas, so telecommuting could be very beneficial as well.

    10. "401k match"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Bio-Rad Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      Good benefits and nice people to work with

      Cons

      No 401k match and bonuses are ridiculously low

      Advice to Management

      Takes forever to be promoted

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