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R&D Chemist at PharmaForm

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Worth more than a job"

What do you like about working at PharmaForm?

"Great experience in pharmaceutical development"

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

"Get offers in writing before any decision is made. Do not give current employers name or phone number out is your current employer is not aware of you leaving."

What don't you like about working at PharmaForm?

"Job insecurity. 4 different layoffs over a period of 1.5years with mass hiring episodes and an improper use of funds. The inability of management to identify poor work ethic. Many of the upper management leaders were put in place by the CEO due to their study under the CEO at school. For most this is their first job and have never gained the people skills needeed to destinguish between someone that knows it all and someone who actually knows something."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to focus on thier own ability to manage."

R&D Chemist at UTEX Industries
in Weimar, TX

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"UTEX Industries was an excellent place to work."

What do you like about working at UTEX Industries?

"The people were excellent to work with. The job I had was always very challenging and interesting. I enjoyed working the others and where I learned to inside sales."

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

"Now it is a great company. Has good job stability."

What don't you like about working at UTEX Industries?

"The salary was poor. When the oil field crunch was present , my salary was cut by 6%. I had to find work elsewhere. Three months after I left 50% of the work force were terminated."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"UTEX now has new owners. Made a better company."

R&D Chemist at Spectra Systems
in East Providence, RI

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"It was a few years ago."

What do you like about working at Spectra Systems?

"I really liked my boss and the creativity that I was able to use every day in my job."

What don't you like about working at Spectra Systems?

"They had cash flow problem and lot of layoffs."

R&D Chemist at Allure Medical Spa
in Hayward, CA

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"I am happy with Allure cosmetic Inc., but it is due to tendency of groth I am interested to change my job and location."

What do you like about working at Allure Medical Spa?

"It is a very good company to develop our Carrier in all department of Lab , R & D and production batches"

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

"This is a very good company for new learners."

What don't you like about working at Allure Medical Spa?

"its a small scale company in future I would like to work in Multinational company and big organisations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Documentation part and sops should be reviwed ."

R&D Chemist at U.S. Paint Corporation
in Saint Louis, MO

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"St. Louis is a great city, but you can't do much on your US Paint Salary"

What do you like about working at U.S. Paint Corporation?

"Small family atmosphere, you'll know everyone in the plant"

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

"Check with other companies first, unless you don't care to work for peanuts."

What don't you like about working at U.S. Paint Corporation?

"Pay was too low, not even close to competitive. US Paint is a training ground for a job with another paint company. You're better off starting with a larger company if you can get a job"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay people what they deserve. Use the salary calculators availible and at least try to get close to the mean value."

R&D Chemist at Ciba-Geigy
in N Kansas City, MO

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"This was my first industrial chemist job opportunity, in 1985. My starting salary with a BA in Chemistry in 1985 was around $35,000."

What do you like about working at Ciba-Geigy?

"Very professional environment"

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

"Good opportunities."

What don't you like about working at Ciba-Geigy?

"The company that employed me, relocated the research lab to Detroit area approximately 6 months after hiring me."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management was fair and supportive."

R&D Chemist at Polymer Technology Group
in Berkeley, CA

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"PTG is a place where promotions are slow and pay does not correspond to Salary.com."

What do you like about working at Polymer Technology Group?

"I liked working in research and development as the projects were interesting. I also liked getting some small gifts from the company, such as a hot beverage mug, Christmas party, and a turkey for Thanksgiving. They also paid for dinners when working overtime."

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

"PTG is looking for people that are in need of a paycheck. Quality Control and Research personnel standards are higher than production."

What don't you like about working at Polymer Technology Group?

"I did not like the pay scale as it was below what the average."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The Quality Control department needs new equipment to determine molecular size of the polyurethanes. All service technicians recommended replacing that older analytical instrument."

R&D Chemist at Fuchs Lubricants
in Harvey, IL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Not a very happy place"

What do you like about working at Fuchs Lubricants?

"My co-workers"

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

"Think of this company as a place to get your feet wet."

What don't you like about working at Fuchs Lubricants?

"Attitude of management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to new views and consider outside the box thinking"

R&D Chemist at Great Southern Laboratories
in Houston, TX

What do you like about working at Great Southern Laboratories?

"Different personalities and short commute."

What don't you like about working at Great Southern Laboratories?

"Too many working hours without compensation."

R&D Chemist at AkzoNobel
in Zion, IL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"they closed that plant so don't plan on applying at that location"

What do you like about working at AkzoNobel?

"The people worked as a team and were really professional and interesting."

What don't you like about working at AkzoNobel?

"Management said they weren't going to close the plant and then they did."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop reorganizing and consolidating companies"

R&D Chemist at RICCA Chemical
in Batesville, IN

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"This was a family-run business"

What do you like about working at RICCA Chemical?

"I really enjoyed the work that we did"

What don't you like about working at RICCA Chemical?

"I was only employed for 2 months, so I feel like I could have learned a lot more if I had stayed with them"

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