Elysium Health Reviews

Pros

I searched for a company like Elysium for years - the company's mission closely matches my personal mission to improve the quality of life for people so having the opportunity to do a job every day that aligns with my values and purpose in life is a privilege. Additionally, employees at Elysium have an unparalleled opportunity to work with the best scientists and institutions to improve human health. The company's commitment to scientific research and quality also means that you can trust that the products are effective and safe - my entire family takes Basis and will soon take Matter. When I meet new people and I tell them about the work that I do, they're always incredibly impressed with how fulfilling and exciting my job is and, very likely, jealous.

Cons

As with any startup, establishing a work-life balance can be hard. This is especially true at Elysium because the mission is so important and every employee has a unique opportunity and responsibility to meet the goal of helping people lead healthier lives.

Pros

- Learned a lot... about what I do not want in a workplace - Grateful to the office snake plants and emotional support dogs - Work could be rewarding at times

Cons

At first you'll most certainly be reeled in by the mission, but within weeks of working here the toxic culture becomes glaringly evident. Just a few examples: - Wave goodbye to your work/life balance. You'll be expected to arrive early and stay super late to say nothing of whether you're actually meaningfully working. - Wave hello to nepotism. Questionable roster of VPs overtly lacking in proven leadership savvy and experience, at least one of which was hired without undergoing the interview process. - Teetotalers and lightweights need not apply. Heavy alcohol drinking is on the menu and very much encouraged. Mustn't say "no" to the shot. - Start, stop, repeat. Too many failed projects to name, despite countless meetings plus hours and dollars spent. Projects frequently halted with little or no clear explanation much less a "thank you for your hard work." - About that work/life balance again. Employees are allowed THREE wfh days per calendar year. - High school all over again. Complete with exclusive cliques, gossiping, rude insults, and openly dismissing other employee's opinions and ideas - all from the top down. - In this episode of Fear Tactics: Leadership known to coerce employees into writing positive Glassdoor reviews PLUS employees routinely fired without a blip on the radar or so much as a "sorry everyone we had to let [name] go." - Beaucoup legal woes. Google it.

Pros

not much, free water and snacks

Cons

High amount of nepotism within leadership, who hires their friends to complete the tasks which leadership should be doing, but since everyone is best friends and alcoholics, nothing gets done and fake work is produced by people who think they are the "brand and voice" masters of the world but really just BS their way through their job. Company is in serious danger which is obvious by the fact that the leadership cut half of the employees who were not in leadership.

Pros

Fancy coffee machine, great music in bathroom

Cons

My experience at Elysium Health was extremely unpleasant. BEFORE you think about working for this organization, use whatever resources you have to contact a current or former employee for candid departmental specific details. Also: 3 days/year MAX work from home with permission from management. The 'unlimited' vacation policy = 3 weeks + permission from management I found the Leadership and upper management lacked transparency, I also found any disagreement with management was dismissed. DO YOUR HOMEWORK its not hard to find the truth if you look for it!

Pros

Amazing people working around you, company lunches every Friday, ability to converse with upper management, never left in the dark, snacks on snacks, dog-friendly office

Cons

Have not found any cons yet

Pros

Working with some educated, passionate people. Nice office.

Cons

Very Silicon Valley. Company fails to adequately reward hard working individuals. Poor work/life balance (this varies by team) but overall there's an expectation to stay late and be available at late hours. There's very little room for growth and department managers will offer misleading opportunities.