May 15, 2016
BTS Research Response
9yDear ex-employee, thank you for recognizing the intelligent people at BTS and the fact that the various studies conducted are a boost for anyone’s career. As you must have learned firsthand, training is mandatory before any activity is authorized for a technical person. This is reviewed by three levels before it is approved: the IACUC (Animal Care and Use Committee), the Study Director and the Quality Auditor. In a mid-sized organization, it is hard for an employee to make an objective evaluation of the training of other peers, but the minimum requirement is that the participant is trained and that the training is documented before they are allowed to be on the Study. With a great deal of the budget allocated to the new vivarium and renovating the old one, it was not an accommodating time to have an elaborate budget for holiday parties and bonuses, even though merit increases were given during those times. With this behind us, I am certain that it is only a matter of time before bonuses and parties take more focus. I do, however, want to advise you of having higher work ethic, because since the person that posted this claims to be a Research Associate, I can say, as the CEO, that we did not have any Research Associate that worked closely enough with me or HR to have an opinion of me or the hiring process. I do appreciate, however, that you recognize that the company is growing even though you don’t agree with the CEO or the management.