Underpaid, under appreciated, lack or direction, smoke and mirrors, demoralizing - Applications Scientist PerkinElmer Employee Review

2.0
Oct 26, 2011
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Pros

For some reason the industry thinks highly of Perkin Elmer so it looks good on a resume.

Cons

Lack of clear direction. Lack of communication. Poor leadership and management. Non-competitive pay. IT dept is 10 years behind the curve. Health Insurance co-pay and premiums are very high especially if you need to support family. Change and vertical moves happen very slowly. PKI appears to be another corporate BS company that is only concerned about dollar bills behind closed doors. The passion for health care and science is completely lost from my perspective.

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