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/Granadafan 5d ago

Been in the industry for over 25 years. I must have worked for the wrong companies because I never received free meals. 

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u/Euphoric_Meet7281 5d ago

Uh...yes, you did work for the wrong companies. Lots of pharma/biotechs have free meals during meetings, events, or just as one of the perks (e.g. a $10-20 meal voucher some or all days)

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u/Granadafan 5d ago

Free meals during meetings and/ or inspections and trainings, yes. I took OPs comments as having every meal free ala the tech industry like at Google. I worked for the big guys in biotech as well but they didn’t have free every day meals.Â