Pros
No experience required. Multiple shifts available. Security patrol on night shift. New parking lot to help counter overcrowding.
Cons
Joint Vacation/Sick leave (2 weeks PTO total) Company will suggest you use your PTO to cover partial holiday hours or you can chose to not get paid the remaining 2 hours they do not cover. Company will suggest you use PTO when they shutdown production. Other options are to not get paid or try to get on the "volunteer list" to come in and work on inventory. However, the list will have limited slots, the shift may be the opposite to your own (if you get off at 0200 you'll need to be back at 0700), and it will not be a full 10 hour shift. So... you have to use PTO to fill in the hours or not get paid. Company surveys have resulted in less than desirable results. They send out surveys, but the changes they have made do not seem to address the issues we have been bringing to management. They seem more energetic about high participation than they do in implementing any changes. The company acknowledges that the night shift receives a differential due to scheduling inconvenience, but they expect more work out of you since you get paid more. This differential is being offered as a financial incentive to work on an irregular schedule and the elevated chance of accruing overtime. On the other hand, I understand it, day shift is underpaid in everyone's opinion. Health insurance for one individual is almost covered by the company entirely (depending on plan selection), if you have a spouse or family (or are thinking about starting one) you are better off finding coverage on the marketplace. Expect an additional 5-10k of your income to go to insurance if you are not alone. Recent movements for increased efficiency have led to less comfortable working conditions. Fewer chairs in the laboratory means people sit less and that might make them do stuff, but when you have to be in there for extended periods of time you get stuck standing for hours on end. Pushes for more accountability on time spent in the lab is understandable, but it requires additional work to aid in tracking and makes you feel more like a machine than an employee. Company needs better PPE and more transparency between the safety team and operators. People have been complaining about new laboratory practices having negative impacts on their health, we were told the chemicals used are classified as irritants. That seems to be as far as they are taking it. Very poor COVID protocol. Once week you will be placed in an overcrowded conference room for a meeting with every shift. So your exposure limited increases substantially. Of you are an at risk person, they do maintain a steady supply of masks. There are few experienced staff members on the floor. Supervisors you will have may have less than 2 years experience at the company and/or in biomanufacturing. Moving/sign on bonuses are repayable if you leave before 2 years. Read your offer letter closely. Overcrowded areas outside of the laboratory (in common areas) due to high increase in staff countered with slower increase of infrastructure to accommodate them. The push to increase lab size and production does not appear sustainable in the short term. Too few are experienced enough to support more production and unpaid promotions/increased awarding of additional job duties surpasses how often the organization gives paid promotions. The company has been utilizing a hiring service that has not been providing accurate details to the people they recruit. Discrepancies in pay, hours and PTO have been seen. So validate your schedule and compensation with a manager before accepting a job. Do not rely solely on the recruiting firm for details. Irregular starting wages between employees have been a widespread topic. You should press for more starring out. Otherwise you'll find yourself making less than others simply because you didn't ask for more. Also, you will envy people under contracts because they will make a lot more than you. Some will be pressing 20k higher than you a year.