Sweat shot - Senior Scientist Alcami Employee Review

2.0
Sep 21, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are a lot of different projects to get to learn some new things, which can be helpful if you are looking for experience. However, “lots” of projects, so be expected to work late nights and weekends as the norm. The family-style work relationships among employees is helpful in a tough work environment.

Cons

Horrible culture and leadership/mentorship from management. There is no career development, so what position you start the company at, you will most likely finish in the same role. They hand you a massive laundry list of work to start the week and be expected to justify if something does not get completed. Low respect between analyst vs managers is pretty common here. They hired a new HR team to turn the culture around, but that hasn’t work and it has been a year. It’s all superficial positive behavior but HR and management will made unacceptable comments behind the scenes. In fact, most the the positive reviews on this page are written by HR or third party to boost the company ratings. They have fired people in the past (with 25 years experience with the company) for lousy reasons and play the favorite game. Constant revolving door. But! If you’re single and have no friends and like working 50-60 hours a week for low pay then this is the job for you!

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits and social life

Cons

Could be more room for growth

1.0
Jul 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It was fun getting trained in new techniques, but they did not prioritize training. The bottom line is all they care about. There were some great coworkers there too. I hope they find a workplace where they are truly valued, cause this is not it.

Cons

I loved working here at first. Then, the good people kept leaving and management became worse. Micromanagement is rampant and new red tape changes to software keep things moving slower and slower. There is no trust in your abilities as an analyst. Management is extremely incompetent and they use fear and bullying through intimidation to deliver results. They will only promote you if they like you as a person. Hard work never gets rewarded, and promotions are unbalanced. Safety, empathy, and quality are taken as suggestions while their antiquated SOPs are considered the highest dogma. Higher turnover rate than most restaurants. Managers talk trash about their employees to other employees. No one who works at the analyst level here is mentally ok. The heartache is not worth the low pay. Watch your back.

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