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Only good if you need entry level experience - Microbiology Analyst Alpha Scientific Employee Review

1.0
Mar 8, 2025
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Pros

If you need entry level experience this place is good for initial 4-6 months.

Cons

- The management doesn’t care about the employees when you complaint about the issues that the staff is facing they will straight away say that if you don’t like the job leave. - people who smoke are allowed to have smoke breaks but others get tracked when they are going to even drink water or when using toilets. - Senior management keeps investing in new apparatuses which should be a good thing but the basic apparatus in the lab like autoclaves and pipettes don’t work properly. - Managers lack basic manners to talk with employees and then expect the work to be done even before the words fall out of their mouths. - Naming and shaming the analysts is very common here but when same mistake any of the seniors make it is talked in hushed tones. - Staff is considered more like robots than human. - If you are late even by one minute there is no excuse for that and that will be deducted from you wage but if you stay over you won’t get paid for that either (make it make sense).

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1.0
Oct 8, 2025
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Pros

You will have a job

Cons

•Rude managers •Very low wages •Bare minimum sick pay •extremely overworked especially the weekend team •management all have favourites •even with framework there is no progression •used to have a quarterly pizza day, now it’s once or twice a year. And the weekend time go without •night shift doesn’t work as hard as day shift and they get paid more •huge amounts of samples on the weekend •NOT ENOUGH SICK PAY •if you have kids they don’t try and help you, they expect you to come in regardless, same if your family are ill. •a day shift staff member was run over on the way to work and they didn’t send her home •managers using company cars to pick their friends up from the airport • no work life balance as they only want to hire weekend (Wednesday to Sunday) you can’t book weekend of as so many people want the same days off it becomes a competition •we generate tens of thousands of pounds a day however are paid just above minimum wage.

1.0
Feb 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None maybe pizza days, there are nothing that I can think of.

Cons

Unfortunately, there is no growth or development for your career unfortunately, unless if you are the favourites of the management. Seniors are not even trying to help you, so if you have any questions choose to figure out by yourself, otherwise you will be facing with attitudes. They never care about you, it will be always company's benefits and profits. YOU ARE JUST A NAME FOR THEM. They will be always chasing your mistakes and faults, always watch your back. Almost about to forget, you will never be allowed to sit back and relaxed for a moment because your manager will be always coming after you, chasing you or monitoring you every minute, and if you ever cross your mind to have a sit for a moment just because of you are tired of workload, unfortunately you are at the wrong place. You must work 8 hours and stand on our feet. Otherwise, you will be told off. There is no motivation for the team, if they see you that you are at the bad mood, they will not even try to be nice or comfort you. They will never care and will keep asking to work. (That's all they care). If you are looking for an appreciation, do not even dare to choose that company because it is not in their dictionary. Lack of empathy and manners. They will be bragging about their success and achievements but the your salary max will be increased 50 pounds per month. And many more......

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