Pros
I was very lucky in that the group I was in was friendly and worked well together. The work life balance was great, and the unlimited pto benefit was genuine, unlike other companies that claim they have unlimited but never grant it. Discounting the layoffs, my personal experience was very positive, but I also think I was just lucky with the group I ended up in
Cons
-some hourly employees worked time and a half unpaid, which, as we all know, is illegal. Payroll also made mistakes that resulted in employees occasionally not being paid on time. -Documentation protocols were slipshod, and sometimes nonexistent. It’s a startup, so documentation is going to be understandably more lax compared to bigger companies, but in hindsight a lot of exicure’s current troubles could have been avoided if they hadnt turned a blind eye on their flagship program -salaries were not equivalent to the industry standard, despite the added fluff HR tried to hide this behind. A 50% 401k match isnt actually that generous if you don’t make enough to contribute meaningfully to it -the holiday party’s been thoroughly roasted already so I won’t go into it, but laying off your staff before the holidays so you don’t have to pay pto for that time period is kind of scuzzy