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Sea-Bird Scientific

Part of Veralto

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Decent Place To Work - But Just That - Engineer Sea-Bird Scientific Employee Review

3.0
Apr 10, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Sea-Bird is a small company where you can branch out and do a lot, if you want to. The work and science of the products is interesting. Despite some of the other reviews of bad managers, I mostly see managers trying to be fair in a somewhat challenging environment.

Cons

It's a Danaher company meaning: - Average to slightly below average pay and benefits. Danaher is never going to make their rank and file employees feel rich. - WAY too many expectations. Danaher doesn't care about a darn thing other than profit and the pressure to do that is intense - even more so than other corporations I've worked at. (This is why I feel managers try to be fair but sometimes get stuck in impossible situations with pressure from above.) There's always more work that can be handled, always fires to put out and turnover is high leading to more work... - The new president (2018) seems to be a Danaher proxy. He speaks in such annoying, pretentious and useless corporate speak that it's difficult to trust anything he says. He wants to be genuine but just never gets that right. He says a lot of words but nothing seems to have true meaning.

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5.0
Oct 30, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Leadership is taking on headwinds with transparency and passion. Times are challenging but I believe they will get us through headwinds to a great 2026!

Cons

I control my destiny and feel empowered to make a difference here.

1.0
Apr 25, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If there is one leader in this organization with a deep, hands-on understanding of manufacturing and supply chain, it is the VP of Operations. He operates at a level that is simply the strongest Sea-Bird has ever seen on fundamentals, close to the details, and able to connect strategy to execution in a way that drives real results. His coaching has elevated not just his direct team, but multiple functions across the organization. If anything, he is often the one bridging gaps and raising the bar.

Cons

Limited visibility on decisions and alignment on what truly matters for the business as a whole.

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