Synthetic Genomics Reviews

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Early to tell, but unsure of what career advancement opportunities there will be.

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The job is very stressful for computer programmers. There is no one in management who can properly manage programmers, and programmers are treated poorly in the company.

It is impossible to get a stable list of requirements. Too many requirements were given to the programmers to implement in a timely fashion, and requirements would change almost every day, forcing programmers to quickly implement code; the resulting code was extremely messy and difficult to maintain.

Management was very negative, constantly criticizing programmers for not doing a good job (after not giving the programmers enough time to do a good job) in a very sanctimonious and demoralizing manner.

Because of the poor management, the company has high turnover with developers and a very difficult time keeping employees.

Do not work for this company unless you can find no other job.

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Management is awful, they don’t no how to run a business. Egos of the scientists hinder trying to make a profit.

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No downsides, keep going everyone!

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Middle management didn't share realistic view of projects with upper management. They promised things that weren't close to being ready

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Not a lot of food options nearby, aside from a couple small cafeterias

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HR is heartless, they fire people without due cause or reason, and ultimately a place with no job security unless you CYA which you should do if working there.

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This place will drain you. People are asked to do the impossible while management suffers from entitlement. Management is horrible, from the top dow and in between. There is no direction, no common vision, in-fighting, and bad business decisions on a revolving basis with no accountability. Working people are treated miserably. Craig's vision and passion has left the building.

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There is a very steep hierarchy and most of the new senior management is relatively detached from the operational aspects of the company. This causes a disconnect between the vision/strategy and real work (boots on the ground) which can often manifest as ineffective communication, poor motivation and low morale. The steep hierarchy also leads to a highly political climate where employee recognition and feedback is often overlooked until something breaks.

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The executives and HR have absolutely no clue what is going on in the trenches nor do they make any effort to step out of their fancy executive offices to come into the labs and see for themselves what is really going on. It's like a game of telephone. You simply can't trust what you hear. There are many people that started w/ the company under Craig that worked for MANY, LONG, HARD YEARS and devoted their entire lives to the company...only to be laid off. It felt like a spit in the face. You had great people who were extremely flexible, bending this way and that, as you frequently switched gears. These people were honestly capable of handling anything you threw at them. They could have easily transformed into what you needed in order to be successful...but you chose to get rid of them. This was a huge mistake. When you treat good, hardworking, loyal, dedicated, smart people like that...there is absolutely NO WAY you will end up successful.