PerkinElmer Employee Reviews
Out of 77 PerkinElmer employee reviews, 66% were positive. The remaining 34% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping PerkinElmer improve their work culture. The Operations team, with 82% positive reviews, reports the best experience at PerkinElmer compared to all other departments at the company. The Customer Support team offered the most constructive feedback, with 50% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
They empower me to make decisions
Awesome visionary leading the team
Very approachable and always guiding
forward thinking. Managing the Covid crisis with keeping the best interest of the employees and the customers.
They have excellent communication and value me as a person instead of a number.
Review from Operations Dept
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Take responsibility for their actions and decisions rather than blame the employees for not understanding as a result of not being trained properly. In addition, do not guilt trip employees to stay because people keep quitting for not enjoying the environment.
Do the walk everyday and know what's going on in the project and who is working an who is not.
Understanding true strategy, it is painful to see zero direction.
They are all cold-hearted, with no sense of humanity they just fire people in a day. One of the worst management I have ever seen in my 17 years of career overall..
Review from Customer Support Dept
Transparency, accountability, compensation that matches experience and abilities, remove barriers that hinder corrective action.
Review from Operations Dept
What is the best part about your compensation package?
The company matches pretty much everything; contributions towards 401k or HSA or IRA are all matched by the company.
Competitive Pay and life/work balance
Review from Operations Dept
Bi-yearly Perforakce incentive pay package
Starting PTO was very fair, and my salary is above average.
Review from Operations Dept
401K match is excellent. You are 100% vested on day .
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Better salary and stock options would be nice
PKI talks about valuing people but doesn't act like they do. I'm compensated fairly but only due to acquisition. I believe base PKI pay isn't great.
There is no career growth unless you are a top-shelf guy. They grab ideas from you and project as if theirs.
Review from Customer Support Dept
In the medical device industry, many other companies are paying employees much more for their level of expertise and abilities.
Review from Operations Dept
to go on salary not commision
What are some of the best things about your team?
The team collaboration and respect for each other
Highly motivated and enthusiastic team to eork with
We all know our job and we work well together to get things done on time.
Review from Operations Dept
Our team has the ability to adapt to changing conditions and are willing to help one another.
Review from Operations Dept
we all have a common goal
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
It all needs to start with management first
PKI has meetings about meetings and wastes everyone's time. They need to be more concerned about the work and less concerned about appearances.
I have worked with my best coworkers. They work out of fear
Review from Customer Support Dept
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Felling like you are an important part of the team.
We work in a team environment. Everybody is willing to help other people.
Team is motivated to work together and exceed their customers expectations
Review from Operations Dept
Depending on the department you work in, you can make great relationships with your coworkers
Balance work and personal time
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
The CEO needs to walk the walk instead of just doing the talk. Stop talking about how you're going to change the culture and actually do it.
They need to stop the finger pointing and work to fix the problem not find someone to be blamed.
What did you like most about the interview process?
Meeting many different team members and the CSO. Timely interviews.
It was straightforward and easy.
It was well structured and the questions weren't just the typical STAR questions, they actually pertained specifically to my work history and experience and how I would be an asset in this new position.
Review from Operations Dept
I was familiar with the company and some people
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
be detailed and easy going
Review from Customer Support Dept
What makes you most happy at work?
A positive environment and encouragement to do more.
Good people good products interesting new challenges
The nature of the work I do.
Review from Operations Dept
working from my home office
I love interacting with my customers and having the freedom to do what is best for them and our company
Review from Customer Support Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Management (CEO,managers, etc.) needs to reevaluate how they are running things. Own your actions and decisions!
You should keep effective managers, workers, and managers. People are fired just because it was recommended by few managers under the pretext of performance.
Review from Customer Support Dept
No appreciation on job well done. Even if you work beyond the working hours. Such as midnight calls and weekend calls.