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Ginkgo BioWorks

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Inexperienced leadership - Anonymous employee Ginkgo BioWorks Employee Review

3.0
Jan 12, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Hires incredibly smart individual contributors, has nice startup perks (free food, unlimited PTO, etc.), transparency and open discourse

Cons

Does not hire experienced leadership and managers nor do they offer training to hold existing leadership accountable. If a founder favors you, you get what you want. If they don't, good luck and have fun going through a lot of emotional labor to do your job.

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Pros

a hands-off management style and a flexible work environment that promotes autonomy and trust

Cons

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2.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

Exciting, diverse projects. Excellent coworkers.

Cons

The company has been downsizing since I was hired, and everyone is perpetually terrified of losing their jobs.

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