Q&A With Bio-Rad Laboratories Employees

Depends on role and location, but usually "business casual" if in office. Customer-facing roles should dress up a little more, especially if visiting them onsite. Manufacturing roles are generally safety-oriented and so on.

depends on the location

few spots.

typical of all other internship programs. Interns are actually treated better then full time employees.

cost cutting. How much did we save

metrics. metrics. metrics. But the numbers are manipulated.

depends on the role and which organization you work for. In general, its always do more with less. Year over year, the goals are always do more with less.

depends on your pace.

there are none

there are none

crowded. they are outgrowing their facilities.

fairly nice, but depends on the facility

can't help you there. Just know that HR and the hiring manager are the 2 people to pay attention to.

good practice. I encourage everyone to apply and get your practice here, and everywhere else.

Why do you want to work here?

why do you want to work here

I would say that Bio-Rad is fairly diverse.

employee poll is well diverse in ethnicity and culture. management pool is mostly white

401k, profit sharing to 401k (vested after 3 yrs), medical, dental, vision, bonus, 15 days PTO, 3 sick days, 10 holidays

Learn to listen before talking. Those who don't know talk a lot. Bunch of Alphas. Those who know, remain silent and laugh/mock the talkers

Its like a prison.Backstabbers everywhere. Politics rules. If you excel at being a YES man, publish fake results (all praise) then u succeed

Culture in some plants, like a prison. Many backstabbers. When managers become subject matter experts, is when they should speak. Not befo

The capable are frequently performing the role/job they applied for, but are often asked to take on addition roles w/ no added compensation

I'm paid fairly for my role. Problem is, they keep adding roles and but don't add more salary. The strategy is to use you until you break

crafting a story and sell it. Dont get caught. Metric are created to support the crafted story.

yes and yes

did you read the answer to the section on rodents and roaches.

there are none, except for the annual holiday party. that is semi-formal

only rodents and roaches, and those are provided by the company

research. practice. lie with a straight face.

reasonably high performance given all the challenges

too many for the salary

3 camps. new hires, chosen princes/princess have high morale. Those who realize their chance of promotion is zero or near zero, have low morale. Those working towards retirement are coasting. I'd say the understand and practice the game of mediocrity

Coaching others to see the driving force behind certain actions. The corp will always spin it as a positive and a benefit for the employees. I will explain to my peers why it is not a positive and possibly a takeaway.