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Updated Mar 21, 2023

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Found 184 of over 203 reviews
3.9
76% Recommend to a Friend
87% Approve of CEO

Found 137 of over 203 reviews

3.9
76%
Recommend to a Friend
87%
Approve of CEO
Eppendorf Co-CEOs Dr. Peter Fruhstorfer and Eva van Pelt (no image)
Dr. Peter Fruhstorfer and Eva van Pelt
44 Ratings

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  • "Better employee recognition, better training and better management training.(in 9 reviews)
  • "Manager who lacks basic engineering knowledge, being governed by someone who doesn't understand problems and proposed solutions is testing to put it mildly.(in 5 reviews)
  • "Low salary to have a pleasant life(in 5 reviews)
  • "You are expected to bill customers, receive & ship packages, track inventory, plus reach out to customers on top of repairs and calibration; highly unusual for technicians to do a variety of tasks for such low pay.(in 4 reviews)
  • "upper management is hellbent on meeting revenue goals and are willing to cut corners in the service product.(in 3 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Good place to work

    Jan 31, 2023 - Eppendorf Territory Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good people and executives that have open ears to their employees. There are resources and support available for anyone to succeed. The pay is good, but it won’t be the highest in the industry.

    Cons

    The service department has issues that need to be figured out.

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  2. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Antiquated Business Operation

    Mar 15, 2023 - Technical Product Specialist in Enfield, CT
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Good benefits - Autonomy

    Cons

    Eppendorf tends to be very archaic, segmented, and poorly managed. The parent companies drive is to be a leader (make as much money as possible), but does not want to invest in good employees, is unwilling to change old fashioned practices, has no real training programs (if promoted, you are just thrown into the new position without training, being informed of important contacts, or current issues, but expected to help deliver revenue), and the company is very segmented, both from a local organization perspective and a broader international level.

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  4. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Good Company

    Mar 21, 2023 - Area Service Manager in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Company has a decent profit sharing plan.

    Cons

    Company doesn’t pay like others in the industry. I

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  5. 3.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Good pay and benefits. Questionable leadership.

    Feb 8, 2023 - Field Service Engineer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Work independently. Travel. Decent pay and benefits

    Cons

    They try to have dispatch handle scheduling of service calls. Parts can be difficult to obtain. Workload can be overbearing, with little help from management.

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  6. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Stinks

    Jan 12, 2023 - Product Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great work environment. Friendly management

    Cons

    Sometimes the bathrooms stinks always

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  7. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Low pressure and low reward

    Feb 10, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Stable company. A place to retire.

    Cons

    Lack of motivation for change. A place to retire.

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  8. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Would Recommend

    Aug 23, 2022 - EBusiness Analyst in Enfield, CT
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Up to date and clean office

    Cons

    None I like working here

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  9. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Mixed Bag

    Aug 8, 2022 - Senior Technical Product Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    I had a great boss

    Cons

    Dont have great boss now

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  10. 2.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Company is in the dark ages

    Jul 27, 2022 - Senior Buyer in Enfield, CT
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Nice office Decent salary Good cafeteria free coffee

    Cons

    No autonomy Buyers are little more than order-placers, procedures make it impossible to do competitive bidding Still printing out paper PO's like its 1999 Senior buyer still had to have every PO signed off by management Admin level work made up 70% of the role

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  11. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Decent salary but behind the times

    Jul 10, 2022 - Digital Marketing Manager in Framingham, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Decent salary Hybrid work environment Solid regional work culture

    Cons

    Below most salaries in the life science space Germany HQ is very slow to implement change HQ does not trust international regions to hire agencies that are stronger in the US and China opposed to Germany.

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Eppendorf Reviews FAQs

Eppendorf has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 203 reviews left anonymously by employees. 76% of employees would recommend working at Eppendorf to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Eppendorf employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Eppendorf. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.

76% of Eppendorf employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Eppendorf 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Eppendorf to be workplace, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.

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