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Only work here if you like being followed around all day!!
Material Handler (Current Employee), Visalia, CA – May 23, 2013
Pros: you get a paycheck.
Cons: low pay, bad management, dangerous chemicals, unsafe forklifts and operators.
Horribly managed company that can't keep temporary workers much less full time employees. Supervisors here spend most of their day following around associates watching them work because they have an unfair labor management system. Every week there is a forklift accident which makes this building by far the unsafest place I have worked regarding forklift – more... operators. This location is in the process of being represented by the Teamsters which is a result of the poor management and low pay. – less
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Onsite services division helps customers.
Site Services Team Lead (Current Employee), Cambridge, MA – May 21, 2013
Working on the onsite services team is helpful to the customer but can at times feel distant from the actual company.
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Good Company to work for
MATERIAL HANDLER (Former Employee), Brisbane, CA 94914 – May 16, 2013
Cons: they just want no union
It's a very good company to work for, but unfortunately, they move from Brisbane to Visilia, and they don't want to hire us Union employees at the new location.
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Great company
Contract Pricing Analyst (Former Employee), West Chester, PA – May 14, 2013
Loved it! Nothing negative to say. This was definitely a place where you learn.
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good co-workers, managers
lab supply technician (Former Employee), Columbus, OH – May 4, 2013
Pros: lenient, not too much micromanaging
Cons: lowballing salary
It's a good company to work for, offers full benefits for those who need them. Unfortunately I would have rather kept my full meagre wage, than having benefits.
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The hardest part of the job
Material Handler (Former Employee), Visalia, CA – April 17, 2013
Pros: hours
Cons: doesnt have consistance schudle
UNDER STAFF, co worker not helping out each other, there's times when you are left by yourself to load our own trucks
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Company with misplaced values
Team Lead (Former Employee), Chandler, AZ – April 16, 2013
Pros: schedule, vacation time, benefits
Cons: poor support system, compensation, poorly treated workers.
Working for this company was interesting, as they never seemed to quite understand what was going on in their own workplace. We were contracted to another company, performing a relatively new service, and VWR never took the time to understand the actual processes, and therefore never learned how to deal with their associates in the proper way. VWR is – more... a very immature company, trying to act like it is a big-time player. I don't think their executives understand how to manage to company that is in the center of a rapidly growing industry. I think it's too much for them. Also, being contracted to another company, we had two sets of rules to follow, and VWR didn't understand that the parent company's rules were just as important as our own. If something was against VWR's rules, yet was required by the parent company, it needed to be considered, but usually wasn't, due to the lack of education (and lack of willingness to educate themselves) the support staff had on the processes. – less
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Scientific Sales
SALES Representative (Former Employee), Radnor, PA – April 8, 2013
History of achieving solid sales growth, creating and implementing innovative marketing strategies.

Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, and making recommendations to management

Conducts site visits, sales meetings, training sessions, and promotions necessary to further customer relationships.

Grew major account – more... between 20% - 49%

Grew underperforming territory from negative numbers to positive growth by 5% in first year

Contact area West Virginia, Eastern Ohio and Northern Kentucky

Provided telemarketing, customer service, and efficient troubleshooting of problems. – less
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Good Job
Area Team Lead, North Carolina (Former Employee), Morrisville, NC – April 4, 2013
Pros: competitive wages
Good co-workers! Excellent location. Friendly customers.
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Good place to work.
Customer Service Rep (Former Employee), Brisbane, CA – March 30, 2013
High stress environment but you get a feeling self-satisfaction at the end of the day.
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the worse company I have ever worked for
Corporate Buyer (Former Employee), West Chester, PA – March 8, 2013
The company seems to always come up with some goals that don't align with overall company growth targets. Only favorite and mostly only hire people from certain university. No advancement opportunities. No fair rules to treat workers with different education backgrounds.
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decent job, not much room for advancement, poor management
On-Site Coordinator (Former Employee), Gaithersburg, MD – February 27, 2013
Was a pretty good job, benefits were average. The only things to be forgotten was how poor my direct manager was with supoorting me.
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great place to work for
MATERIAL HANDLER (Current Employee), Visalia, CA – February 25, 2013
VWR IS A FAST PAS JOB GREAT PLACE TO WORK FOR THE PEOPLE ARE GREAT AS WELL
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Not rewarded for hard work.
Senior Business Analyst (Former Employee), Tualatin, OR – February 24, 2013
You are not rewarded for hard work and dedication. Empoyees have to awkwardly approach managers about pay increases. I woked over 8 years at this company and only received 3 minimal salary increases. Two of those increases required me to ask my manager. It is not an intellectually stimulating environment.
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Fun / Good Comp / No Advancement
Pacific Area Supervisor (Former Employee), San Francisco CA – February 18, 2013
Pros: good comp / fun
Cons: very little opportunity for advancement
Good Company, fun to work with and great compensation. After 5 years, no advancement opportunities. Management said the opportunity was coming but it just never seemed to materialize. The only reason I left was for advancement with another company and other incentives. I would recommend VWR as a great place to start a career in sales focused on the – more... Pharma and Biotech markets. – less
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Productive fun place to work.
Contract Admin and Finance Support (Current Employee), Suwanee, GA – February 13, 2013
Pros: free online soft ware classes excel, access, powerpoint, word. at no charge to employees
Cons: the work load can get overwellming if you do not mangage your time.
VWR International, LLC, is a great place to work, learn and grow. Most of the ppl are super friendly and always willing to lend a hand.
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Family, Friendly Enviromeent
Call Center Rep (Former Employee), Brisbane, CA – February 7, 2013
Call Center Job., Sat behind desk and answered phones, placed orders. Cancelled orders.
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Team Work and friendly enviroment
Material Handler (Former Employee), Visalia, CA – February 6, 2013
a good work place...friendly and people are family oriented..
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Foup Washing TEch
Manufacturing Tech (Current Employee), Chandler, AZ – January 27, 2013
Pros: good pay/long breaks
Cons: no job security-no human resources in arizona
Worked on Intel site with Intel employees runiing basic Foup washing Tools, was often used for other special projects. Went through 3 managers in my 18 months.
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Work here only if u need to pay your bills badly. Not a good place to work.
Material Handler (Former Employee), Batavia, IL – January 20, 2013
Work here only if u need to pay your bills badly. Not a good place to work.
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About VWR International

VWR International, LLC, is a global distributor of laboratory supplies and services whose reach and range focus on customer value. – Read more

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