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      Amyris

      Engaged Employer

      Amyris reviews

      3.5

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (351 total reviews)
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      Kathy Fortmann

      74% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      Amyris has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 351 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amyris employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      351 reviews
      1.0
      Feb 17, 2014

      A confused place to work. Too many products, too many goals. No set direction/path.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some people are nice to work with. Great perks for employees.

      Cons

      I have never seen any Company except Amyris that has so many Managers and Directors, and most of these people are not even appropriate for the roles. Management lacks communication, projects lack execution. Unnecessary tight deadlines, and inefficiency created by the management, requires people to work long hours, holidays and weekend. Poor and sad place to work.

      3.0
      Jan 2, 2014

      Great people but VC-led with no market experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Culture and people are awesome. Great perks and supportive colleagues that you can talk turkey with and have a few beers

      Cons

      Classic example of VC-led company. Low in operations experience/execution and understanding of product verticals. Some people are VERY political

      2.0
      Sep 8, 2013

      was better

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      people, the science, opportunities to work in different department if you have the time

      Cons

      management was poor and not honest about the status of the company

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