Quartzy Reviews

Pros

Every team is very close-knit and supportive. Casual work atmosphere. Flat organization, you can talk with and collaborate with anyone. Consistently brining amazing people onboard.

Cons

Still working out the kinks of remote culture.

Pros

Although there are still the normal start up difficulties to build the right processes, everyone is very open to making changes when it makes sense. This is the first company I've worked for where I feel like I'm actually doing something good for the world. It is still a business at the end of the day, but what we provide empowers our customers to continue their good work.

Cons

Not everything has a clear process, and there is currently no good feedback on performance and how to improve. I believe this will be changing soon, but it does sometimes feel like I'm just guessing on what I should be doing to improve.

Pros

- People I have never met such a passionate, ambitious, intelligent, and genuinely nice group of people. Everyone is so determined to do well, yet they all stop to help and support each other. People want each other to succeed. And it's a quirky bunch - there are so many unique and interesting people here that bring a different point of view to the table. It's quite inspiring to be around, and helps you learn and expand your own way of thinking. - Mission The mission and the product is something I can stand behind. Quartzy strives to advance the pace of scientific discovery through efficiency. Once you really dig deeper into this industry, it's shocking how inefficient and frankly ridiculous these processes and systems are. Quartzy strives to fix those problems in a well thought out and well designed way while putting the scientists/customers first. Every company says they want to change the world or disrupt some space, but this is in a tangible way that I can actually see the impact of the company and my own work. - Culture Quartzy is a very open environment - open to new ideas and open in the sense of communication. The company is always receptive to new ideas or solutions, and is always working to communicate with us. The founders are extremely transparent and work hard to keep everyone in the loop with staff meeting notes, bi-weekly town halls with Q&A, quarterly company presentations (State of the Start-Up), etc. - Personal / Professional Development Quartzy is a great learning experience. Even where you're not doing something towards an exact career path, you’re still learning things like time management, public speaking, critical thinking, data analysis, etc. And you learn a lot from just observing how Quartzy grows as a business. The company also has been supportive of upward and lateral movement, although sometimes it takes time for those transitions. - Bonus perks Free food, fun people you want to hang out who organize poker nights, LAN parties, etc, a 401k (finally! although no matching), wellness programs that make us work out to stay healthy, and fun company events (improv, paint night, retreat).

Cons

- Scaling Any time you have fast growth, you will have growing pains. Typically, you’re always in a state of playing “catch-up” - whether that is with hiring, executing, building infrastructure, or creating processes. It’s great that we’re growing, but it does mean you’ll never be really comfortable. I think Quartzy has made a good effort to accommodate this growth, and has learned more and more how to better plan for it, but it will never be perfect. - Switching directions Part of being at a startup is that you’re always experimenting. A project today may shift directions tomorrow based on the incoming results or data. Sometimes this means not just a shift in responsibilities but also a shift in mindset. And that’s can be hard to do. You truly have to be flexible and adaptable. - Uncertain career path When you join Quartzy, you don’t quite know where you’ll end up. Depending on the role, there may not be a predetermined career ladder for you. A lot of it is on you to explore what you’re interested in and to see how that would fit into the company. It takes your own initiative and also working with your manager to determine what is the best next step for you. But having said that, I know a lot of people who never imagined themselves in the role there are in now, but are happy to have made that transition. - Unknown unknowns The founders are first time founders, which means they’re super open in general (there isn’t a “right way” to do something) but sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know. Quartzy balances that with hiring more experienced people in certain teams and bringing on advisors in others, but the company may be better at anticipating growth if we had more experience overall.

Pros

My favorite part of working at Quartzy is the people. I can honestly say that I look forward to going to work in the morning because I work with people I genuinely like and who are hardworking, dedicated, and friendly. I've also had numerous opportunities to try new things by taking on fresh responsibilities, learning new tools, and working closely with people from different teams. I have never had an idea be ignored or expressed an interest in a new project without being given the opportunity to pursue it.

Cons

The MSS team uses a network of interlinked systems that can seem daunting at the outset. However, because everyone is very supportive and willing to help, as long as you're willing to learn, it doesn't take much time to get up to speed!