Illumina Reviews

Pros

Everyone is incredibly friendly, smart, and approachable
Co-workers and managers really care about your well-being
Managers care about your career aspirations and recognize company goals is to create new innovative technology so they encourage new ideas and increased responsibility
Hard work is recognized (within teams and company wide)
It's clear CEO and Board members value their employees between programs offered, policies implemented, as well as interviews they give
Company values are not just posted on the walls they are talked about on a daily basis and kept in mind with every project
Lots of opportunities to branch out and meet other people in the company with other departments
Lots of amenities
Fast paced and meaningful work

Pros

Awesome place to work. My manager is very flexible with my time and allows opportunities to train and learn things outside the scope of my current job profile.

The team is great to work with and everybody has different skills that allow me to have instant access to someone who may be help me if I have a difficult piece of equipment to repair.

Relationship between engineers and technician is great. I never get the sense the aren't listening to me like I do at other places I have worked.

Advice to Management

Hire more people

Pros

Excellent benefits, fast growing company

Pros

Friendly People, Exciting Work, Beautiful Campus, Gym, Basketball/Volleyball Courts, There always seems to be stuff going on, Company sponsored events with free food/beer, So many cool perks,

Pros

- Great colleagues to work with overall. Most people who I work with are very sharp, agreeable, and supportive.
- The reputation of Illumina makes a strong record on the resume.
- Good networking environment

Pros

Illumina is a generally a good company, pays well and has an open office layout that allows people to collaborate at all levels.

Advice to Management

Get more project managers across all sites and increase resource planning. Choose potential managers carefully taking into consideration their relationships with other departments and their personalities.

Pros

Team: high -caliber, motivated employees
Collaboration: open and encouraging of counterpoint of views to get to the best outcome
Mission: most important mission of any company I am aware of

Advice to Management

Institute regular and consistent Leadership Training for mid-level management - people leave managers, not companies. Help your leaders help their teams.

Pros

Company mission to improve human health is motivating and fulfilling. Smart people and teams push you to do your best

Pros

The meaningful work done there will shape the future of health care. It's a mix of all the things you could ask for in a company. Meaningful work, potential for career growth, great people to work with and openness to try new things.

Advice to Management

Keep it up. The ever evolving benefits and direction of the company keeps employees engaged and excited for the next thing. Great potential to do amazing things.

Pros

-technology and mission make you proud to work there
-very sharp coworkers
-really impressed with new the CEO (Francis) and his ACTUAL committment to increasing diversity at the upper management level of the company
-there are some great teams in the company, but varies by group

Advice to Management

Get your story straight and stop making promises you have no intention on keeping. Stop trying to push your own agenda to get ahead and instead lead so that the whole team gets ahead. Listen to your employees and actually do something instead of just trying to check off a box for your personal goals.