Metrics, Inc Reviews

Cons

The pay is lower than most competitors.

Cons

Pressure from the contract pharmaceutical industry

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No upward mobility. No challenge. Narrow minded inflexible thinking.

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Not ideal for the long term due to low pay and not much advancement opportunity. They treat everyone as replaceable and would rather get fresh grads that will accept low wages than keep on the good ones. The pay structure is greatly skewed. If you were around when Metrics first opened then you are golden. Anyone coming in now is viewed as replaceable.

Cons

The people are closed-minded and uncultured. People are intrusive, petty, and immature. They believe in blackballing people. Although everyone seems nice and genuine, each person is only concerned with their position and career. They are extraordinarily cliquish; they dislike people who behave differently.

Many group leaders and supervisors are more concerned with you kissing their butt, than work being completed. The science leaders are not the brightest bulb, but they do know the Metrics way.

Metrics mainly recruits ECU and Greenville, NC chemists. They do not like hiring biology majors.

They have a little bit of diversity in race/ethnicity, but they are lacking diversity in other ways. In general, the population is conservative, white, Christians, family-oriented folks. You may find several family members working at Metrics.

Most people will not advance very far at Metrics. You have to be darling (favorite) to ascend rapidly. Most people do not receive overtime pay.

Cons

The only time I have experienced actual blatant sabotage from a coworker. VERY political, company was just sold after I left and so maybe politics are dieing down. VERY religious company that I felt uncomfortable working for. There are some good chemists but they are far and few between. Groups within the company don't operate as a team but rather individual kingdoms. Seriously the most important thing at this company is being an ECU graduate and/or a relative of someone who works there. They do things the "Metrics way" because they have always done it that way....not necessarily the best way.

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No advancement Oppurtunities. No training and very little room for advancement unless threats of leaving are your thing.

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The pay is below industry standard currently.

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I honestly don't know of any downside. We've had employees to leave, most due to going back for advanced degrees or thier spouses relocating. There have been some who have been lured to "Big Pharma" only to return to Metrics having learned that with most Big Pharma companies you are only an item to generate income, not a family member as you are here at Metrics.

Cons

Some downsides of working at Metrics, Inc. include limited career advancement opportunities and a lack of respect from senior and middle management for lower level employees. There is a high turn-over rate for the analytical staff and a general "everyone is expendable and replaceable" attitude. There isn't an incentive for doing extra or going above and beyond and there is no recognition or reward for dedicating personal time. Moving within the company can be difficult due to managers wanting to retain quality employees probably because of the high turn over. By the time an employee is trained and capable, they've noticed more promising opportunities.