Baylis Medical Company Reviews

Pros

-very welcoming
-interesting projects
-good mix of manufacturing and research and development

Cons

-small company
-location not very convenient

Advice to Senior Management

-better communication with staff

Pros

-Flexible in arranging time off
-great holiday lunches
-great holiday gifts
-great annual general meetings
-family-like environment
-laid back environment
-higher newly graduated students

Cons

-not enough personal/sick days for those with families
-no growth in any department
-high turnover
-terrible benefits
-salaries do not match "current" cost of living

Advice to Senior Management

more employee input is needed. they are the ones doing the work to keep your business running

Pros

Gain exposure to a purely R&D company.
Work with people of younger age groups, mostly recent graduates

Cons

Full time graduates perform exactly the same work as a co-op except they get paid slightly more. I was there for 4 months, and the turnover rate was extremely high. About 4 people left in office of about 25 people.

Advice to Senior Management

Provide some career advancement for employees
Encourage work and life balance
Provide better working conditions such as a newer lab with better equipment

Pros

If you want to thread your own path, it is possible with they style of leadership at Baylis.
There are lots of opportunities of professional and personal growth, but you have to seize them.
There is some traveling that could be fun.
Some very bright individuals work at Baylis, which makes for a good challenging environment that provides continual technical growth.

Cons

Severe lack of compensation - both salary and benefits.
Such a flat structure that there is a limitation on your movement in the company.
Worked like a horse with little appreciation or recognition. In fact, it is so bad that leaders in the company don't believe in recognizing good work.

Advice to Senior Management

The leaders are getting what they want out of the people. They don't need any input, it's the employees that need input.

Pros

-Diverse and young group of employees
-Friendly staff
-Excellent opportunity to develop transferable skills relating to project management.
-One of few medical device companies in GTA

Cons

-Salary is below what is reasonable. Especially considering amount of extra hours that will need to be put in.
-Although this is a relatively small company, the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing.
-Very little technical depth of knowledge obtained from this job
-Very high turnover

Advice to Senior Management

Show some respect for your employees.