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Hummingbird Scientific

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Good stepping stone workplace if you can tolerate some suffering - Engineer Hummingbird Scientific Employee Review

2.0
Jan 15, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

-unique and innovative products -stay connected to research in materials science, work with national labs and top universities -As a young engineer out of school, you can learn many valuable technical and project management skills

Cons

-Very high turnover. Don't expect to stay for more than a couple years, you'll quit or be fired -toxic culture, stemming from the top -understaffed and overworked, even before Covid -outdated & buggy software and resources, because of penny-pinching

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5.0
Nov 13, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, interesting work, work really impacts materials science

Cons

If you are looking to just collect a paycheck you might be better off looking at another company

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1.0
Apr 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There are enough challenges to keep the work interesting for a while. This could be a good place work if it weren’t for management.

Cons

The CEO is unprofessional, frequently speaking negatively about employees to whoever will listen. It is always someone else’s fault for his business not running as it should. You will rarely, if ever be recognized for your accomplishments. They are working on a 10 year old pay scale. They do not give regular pay raises. There is no time or budget for training or professional development. The equipment and software is old. They are always underestimating how long projects will take, and their solution is always to work more hours. They don’t allow work from home unless you are a member of the boss’ family. Turnover is quite high due to general dissatisfaction. If this company spent as many resources to retain people as the do to hire people, they wouldn’t have to keep hiring so many people.

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