Life Technologies Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"the people and the technology"

What don't you like about working at Life Technologies?

"the mid-management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"learn to listen to your people and do whatever you can to develop and promote them"

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"The group of engineers and biologists that I work with on a daily basis have gelled into a very cohesive unit to solve the product development problems we face."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Immediately branch out beyond where you're hired into, this company prefers procurement rather than development of innovation. That leads to short lifespans for groups and projects internally."

What don't you like about working at Life Technologies?

"As I mentioned, political infighting is a problem and I'm not feeling particularly challenged nor do I see a clear career path forward."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I'd operate on a mid to long term vision rather than short term and I'd eliminate political infighting."

"During my employment with Applied Biosystems, I was given a majority of the department duties in less than 2 months. I enjoyed the work that I was in charge of. But, the lack of co-workers cooperation and resources made my job difficult."

"I had more bosses in four years that I lost count."

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"I liked the freedom I had in my work designing ELISA's."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I wouldn't even bother applying. The pay is low and the bonus' are low. It's not worth the mental stress."

What don't you like about working at Life Technologies?

"I hated managment and the turnover rate of my lab. You were considered old if you were there more than a year."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire Supervisors that know the ins and outs of the product. I was so tired of having to deal with obstuction from my boss because they didnt understand it."

"Poor Management"

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"The company had good intentions, and wanted to make a positive impact to society."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Working for this company is not worth it, unless you're truly desperate for an income."

What don't you like about working at Life Technologies?

"Management was incompetent and showed favoritism towards informants and those who suck up (for lack of a better phrase). I had a supervisor who didn't even understand the basics of the production process, and I was never sure why he was ever hired. Leads and back-up leads are chosen not based on qualification, but seniority and ass-kissing. If a favorite did not follow SOP, it was considered okay. Management is terribly inconsistent, and does not hesitate to compromise employee safety. There was a pregnant operator working with formamide, for heavens sake!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Put employee safety and considerations first. Stop firing people or cornering people into quitting its not right."

"Overall I like Life Technologies as a place to work."

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"The benefits were good, the people were great to work with, also breaking the genome."

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"The interesting and challenging nature of the algorithm development job and company's good benifit package."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think a good manager is the one who knows how to motivate the worker with complete authority."

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"great co-workers"

What don't you like about working at Life Technologies?

"work / life ratio was serverly overloaded as per an employee survey"

"In search for growing opportunity"

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"Good working environment where they provide you with tools or other adjustments in delivering your work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"A good place for project and quality engineering start-up."

What don't you like about working at Life Technologies?

"Limited engineering capabilities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Introduce designing opportunities with emphasis on applied standards of drawing."

"Best company for which I have ever worked, at least at the California location."

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"In Foster City, laid back attitude, opportunity for advancement, relatively little pressure.Not true of Applied Biosystems in Framingham (defunct)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't be so greedy. Distrubute the wealth."

"A possible wonderful company, but much work to be done."

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"There were a lot of well trained and dedicated professionals. Good people."

What don't you like about working at Life Technologies?

"Management was misguided."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"This was once the premier genetic research equipment with it's DNA synthesizers and sequencers. Lack of honest evaluations, overspending and growing too fast have made this"

What do you like about working at Life Technologies?

"easy of access, good working environment"

What don't you like about working at Life Technologies?

"no career advancement"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"offer training of new technologies"