Vantaggi
It's easy work, and people in your group are really great and supportive. I guess when times get rough, you stick together.
Svantaggi
People are leaving, and they continue to ignore issues by creating a high employee turnover. We are piled on top of one another- there is simply not enough room for all of the employees we have. Yet the sample load continues to increase, and they will not stop hiring people. There are many days where I have had to stand up and eat lunch. Those of us who work in the laboratory, despite being highly educated, are treated like we are disposable. Our ideas are ignored. We are warm bodies and mindless drones to them. If you don't like it, you will be replaced by a bright eyed, bushy tailed recent college graduate for half the price. It has been made quite clear where we stand. The directors call everyone- PhD or master's degree- "the techs". I once asked for the opportunity to move into a new role, and the director I spoke with told me she didn't think I'd understand the job tasks. At Sema4, you're a line cook with no future. You will not move up here unless you are white or married to someone high up. Lisa Edelmann is truly one of the most vile and aggressive individuals I have ever been around. She has created a toxic work culture, and now everyone who has worked with her for a long time and endured her abuse are now just as abusive. She talks down to people and makes them cry. HR consists of 3 people who rarely answer emails. Awful benefits. No education support.