Great Mission but High School Work Environment - Anonymous employee AlloSource Employee Review

2.0
May 26, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You help make life changing /saving products and they have an onsite clinic for employees.

Cons

Mangers are promoted based on popularity not qualifications. Sometimes without even posting the job to allow other applicants (hint, that is a big rule breaker yet it happened). They bully and gossip about subordinates which creates a very hostile work environment. If your department is doing well, they take the credit and if you aren't, they will pick a target to throw under the bus. There is zero accountability for lower and middle level managers and their behavior is extremely hypocritical. Don't get me started on how 1/4 of the company is sleeping with each other and then spreading rumors about it... In addition, techs are grossly underpaid for the attention to detail and skill the jobs require. It's impossible to advance unless someone leaves and you are popular enough to get their spot. The turnover rate is so high, yet Upper Management never notices that it's due to appalling treatment of employees. Instead, it's marked off as the former employee being a bad apple. Surveys,honest feedback, and "straight talk"are encouraged but then your boss will use it against you as proof of your bad attitude. Employees are written up for absurd petty things which creates a toxic culture.

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AlloSource Response
9y
AlloSource’s Mission, Vision and Core Values are at the forefront of what we do. Our employees have the opportunity to help both donor families and tissue recipients through our work. Over the last 20 years, AlloSource has grown into a leader in cellular and tissue therapies and as we’ve grown, we’ve evolved our structure and internal processes. We offer our staff training to provide the foundation for their work at AlloSource. We are constantly evaluating and improving the training we make available to our employees. AlloSource is committed to implementing suggestions and process improvements from our employees. We encourage employees in all departments to submit new product or process ideas.

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Cons

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AlloSource Response
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2.0
Jul 7, 2025
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Pros

3 day weekend and sick time

Cons

The recent views don't truly knows what goes on in Operations, Let me break it down to save you time so you know. Turnover rate is very high. Your supervisor does not know the process of your job and does absolutely nothing. They hire anyone that has a pulse so please take your educational experience then LEAVE ASAP. Some Co-workers had major anger and harassment problems, There are some Co-workers that are cool, they help you survive and have a good laugh. They may take overtime away. They may make you leave early. They would increase production rate BUT equipment is broken from night/weekend shift so you cant do your job. But still get blame! Your Supervisor just sit in his office to go to his meeting(getting donuts/coffee/Sport bets). You are gown all day so you wont have access to water and bathroom. Got anxiety? Breathing problems under stress? Get headaches and dizziness when tired? Get sweaty easy? You will not have a good time. If you only need experience take it and continue looking. Take advantage of the three day weekend and don't get to comfortable.

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AlloSource Response
11mo
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We would like to address several of the concerns you expressed. We have a robust hiring process for our Tissue Processing Technician role including a phone screen, onsite tour/job immersion, and interview. Working in a cleanroom setting can be physically demanding and we are clear with potential applicants about what the job entails. We are always trying to increase our supervisor’s capability and team engagement. We conduct annual engagement surveys and encourage our employees to have an open dialogue with their managers about concerns. We also have an open-door policy, HR support, and the AlloSource hotline available to report concerns that the company can address. Our turnover rate is below industry standard, and we are proud of that. We appreciate the work you did for us and wish you the best in your future endeavors.
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