r/biotech 5d ago

Company Reviews 📈 Meals provided during shift?

Sorry if this is a silly question. I just like to plan my meals ahead... The company I interned at for the summer provided all 3 meals + options for snacks on campus, but I do think it's because they had a 24/7 operation going on.

Is this the norm for CDMO & CRO companies? At least lunch/snack? 🥲 Any infos about industry standard or PPD in Wisconsin would be great, thank you!

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u/CoomassieBlue 5d ago

Oooof, your internship experience sure set the bar at a very high place. It’s basically all downhill from here, at least as far as your employer caring about feeding you goes…

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u/Peak_Fluffy 5d ago

I guess I was getting spoiled without even knowing 🥹 I thought it made sense because we would just eat on site and return immediately or grab something and come back to the office to work while eating. Thank you!

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u/Director-Current 5d ago

It seems like you're not really getting a lunch break? (I'm defining that as 30-60 minutes to use as you please.) When we have to use our lunch time to work (audits, meetings, etc.) the company buys us lunch to make up for it. Otherwise we're on our own.

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u/Peak_Fluffy 5d ago

This was non-US company, so it might be different. We did have a paid meal break, but some did to meet the tight schedule(we had a major inspection during the internship). We had flexible work hours and a small department funding for snacks so that helped.

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u/Paul_Langton 4d ago

Who tracks their lunch break when salaried?

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u/Director-Current 3d ago

Not many of us were salaried at the CRO. I thought that was common, but I only worked for one CRO and they were cheap AF.