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5,0
11 ott 2017
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Talented engineers. I work with really great colleagues, collaborative, and smart, good hiring bar, no jerks Friendly scientists, we care a LOT about data accuracy, and I have learned a lot about genetics Friendly people at company, weekly all-hands, public goals, CEO shares board slides, etc

Svantaggi

San Carlos is middle of Peninsula, a bit harder to get to if you’re from SF but worth it Some startup growing pains as teams get bigger and harder to communicate but no territorial stuff going on

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5,0
19 feb 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Dynamic fast modern company with lots of opportunities to learn modern tools.

Svantaggi

Modern fast companies often require occasional uncompensated overtime and rapid changing priorities

1,0
2 nov 2024
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

The industry the company is in has potential.

Svantaggi

After a decade, many basic processes are still not standardized. Simple tasks that should be easy elsewhere take unnecessary effort here. Mid-level managers form cliques, handling conflicts by forcing the more reasonable side to back down. Double standards are everywhere. People who don’t do the work tend to oppress those who do. Managers have a shallow understanding of both the work and people, resorting to bullying those who are kind while avoiding confrontations with the strong or rude. There's a constant manpower shortage, and higher-level issues are often dumped on lower-level employees, but salaries and promotions don’t reflect this. Meetings are mostly for show—employees are only allowed to ask trivial questions or praise each other. If you bring up real issues, they’ll either ask you to fix them yourself or tell you to stay quiet. Layoffs have been frequent over the past year, mostly targeting decent employees who won’t cause trouble or those who dare to speak up. The company is rigidly hierarchical, both in title and race. Middle managers give speeches as if they’re important figures, which is laughable. The quality of employees has dropped, and management is full of holes. Issues in old negative Glassdoor reviews remain unresolved to this day. The tolerance for toxic employees and the chaotic management have left good employees discouraged—they either find excuses to leave or simply cut down their productivity. As one one-star review said, this company needs a complete overhaul, not just minor tweaks.

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