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Charles River Laboratories

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Good people, low salary - Laboratory Analyst I Charles River Laboratories Employee Review

4.0
Mar 29, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- My department’s team is full of amazing and understanding people. Any intimidating or negative behavior will not be tolerated. - options of career development in the laboratory and desk jobs - the training for the job position is very thorough and the trainers are careful to adapt to every individual learning pace

Cons

- low salary - as an analyst, there are a lot of things to do in a day and sometimes with unexpected events you have to finish in overtime (not obligatory, but sometimes it’s hard to find someone to finish what you were doing so you end up staying later anyways) - there’s a lot of pressure to avoid any deviations, to the point where analysts are scared to make any mistakes - our supervisor is given a maximum range of money to invest in career development for the year. Therefore, if an employee is ready to move from analyst I to analyst II for example, but the quota has already been acheived, that analyst will have to wait until next year to get their salary augmentation

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5.0
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Pros

Great place to work. Work/life balance is best I've been part of.

Cons

Very big company, don't always know who to go to

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Charles River Laboratories Response
1d
We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying your time at Charles River! Your contributions make a difference, and we’re grateful to have you on the team.
4.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

good work environment, lots of on-the-job training with people who elevated through the same position and understand what tasks may be difficult and how to prepare individuals for success, really good benefits package including 50% employer match on first 2% and 100% match on 3% 401k

Cons

low pay for caliber of work, high workloads, mandatory work on weekends

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Charles River Laboratories Response
1d
We appreciate your honesty. Compensation and benefits are important, and we’re committed to making thoughtful, data-informed adjustments. Your feedback is a valuable part of that process.
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