Pros
I had the privilege of working with a brain trust of the smartest and most capable scientists and engineers I have ever worked with during my short stint at Amyris. While some may differ, personally I found the work-life balance while employed there to be great. The stated mission of Amyris to act as a sustainable producer of otherwise non-sustainable or environmentally-destructive ingredients is an admirable one, and the reason I signed on in the first place.
Cons
I was released in a mass layoff with literally no warning, a month after a prior round of layoffs, despite senior management very emphatically announcing that there were "no plans" to conduct additional layoffs. This happened ten months after I was hired during what seemed like a hiring spree, with new employees popping up in my employee portal feed every day.