Vantaggi
I worked with a great group of people. We bonded over our 10-12 hr work days and complaining about the company. We nicknamed it EMS”helL”. Having great coworkers made the days manageable.
Svantaggi
Don’t believe any of the reviews that have 4-5 stars. Dr. Frasca sent out an email company wide asking employees to write good reviews because the reviews on Glassdoor were so terrible. Anyone who really works here and is not upper management would never rate it that high. If you are a tech in any department, you are basically treated like crap and told you are replaceable. Most techs are desperate college grads looking for experience. I was lucky enough to have a few promotions and move up in the company, but buyer beware. You never really get a raise, you are just expected to do your job on top of everything new you learn. If anyone leaves you will be expected to do their job on top of yours. Even with those raises my base pay was really low. You only make any money because of the ridiculous amount of overtime you are required to work because there isn’t enough staff in the lab. There’s too many samples with quick turns for anyone to work 8 hrs. Management will ask you to work weekends and OT, and if samples are late they will micromanage you. Several times we had a manager check on us every hour looking for results. What happened to “no undue pressure” from your handbook? I got hired at another company in an entry level position making $10k more in an entry level position then I was making after 4 years of hard work and “raises” at EMSL. If you are a skilled worker and offered a job here, run while you can! There is a reason they are always hiring, most people don’t stay past a year or two. Do not even expect to have a work/life balance or any kind of acknowledgement for your hard work. This place will suck out your soul and steal your happiness.