Worst employment experience - Anonymous employee Nanoco Employee Review

1.0
May 20, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great facilities in a convenient location. Most of the actual staff are fantastic to work with on a daily basis.

Cons

The whole management team are inept and unethical. This is not a company to work for if you are looking to progress in a career, especially if you are female. The managers(!) are not open to novel or innovative ideas, making the job frustrating and stressful Staff are under appreciated and treated with disdain.

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1.0
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Pros

Quantum dots look pretty under a certain light. Nanoco has connections to University of Manchester as it was a spin-out from the uni. So if you are a University of Manchester graduate it will be easy for you to get a job there (only a pro for UoM graduates).

Cons

Unusually high proportion of employees leave each year. Don't apply to Nanoco if you're a young man - Zero promotion opportunities for young male employees. No men under the age of 30 were given a promotion during my time at Nanoco. Don't apply to Nanoco if you're a woman - Very few women at senior management or director level. Senior men seem to enjoy promoting young women to become their direct reports, and they get no promotion opportunities after that. Be careful.

5.0
Jul 23, 2025
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Pros

Pay and benefits and staff

Cons

Stability, career progression and lack of transparency

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