Danaher reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(830 total reviews)
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Rainer M. Blair

61% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Danaher has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 830 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Danaher employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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830 reviews
4.0
May 2, 2010

Good place to work

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Pros

Great opportunities for growth in career. High integrity of leadership

Cons

Not enough celebration of accomplishments vs. criticism of misses.

1.0
Jan 6, 2010
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Pros

Overall, job security is fairly good. Experts at manufacturing and optimization of manufacturing space. Danaher is very process driven company. Employees with MBA's from prestigious programs (e.g. Harvard MBA programs) are highly sought after and usually move up in the corporate ladder very rapidly. It is common to see MBA new hires move to a executive positions within 24 months.

Cons

If one is hired by Danaher and does not have a prestigious MBA, the employees rarely go anywhere. Promotions are exceptionally rare, regardless of accomplishment. Only executive staff receives promotions and / or bonuses. This company in Loveland was acquired by Danaher approximately 10 years ago and Danaher has consistently stripped company assets and benefits to meet the most recent numbers short term. The profit/revenue numbers are the bottom line for everything, and the treatment of employees is of trivial importance. Over the past 10 years since the Danaher acquisition, employees have lost vacation time, lost performance bonuses, have had their retirement plans stripped by 75%, pay more in medical premiums and co-pays, have been required to take numerous furloughs, eliminated corporate sponsored education programs and rarely if ever reward for good work. Please refer to a recent Business Week article that rates the Danaher retirement plans as the worst in the industry. When compensation increases are given, they are never to the level of the cost of living. It is truly a team effort to make the numbers, but there is no incentive to stay. Employee moral is very poor and it gets worse every year.

1.0
Jan 6, 2010
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Pros

Through Danaher’s management style, I’ve been able to observe and learn survival skills to stay afloat.

Cons

It has been approximately 2 years since being acquired by Danaher. The place where everyone was respected and wanted to work has transformed into a place of distrust and disgust. There is no longer any sense of loyalty and respect.

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