Great place to be, depending on where you land. Not in Manufacturing!!!!!! - Manufacturing Technician Illumina Employee Review

*Our manufacturing culture has gone from a place of collaboration and empowerment to that of micromanagement, self-promotion at the expense of your subordinates, and lack of respect. The guiding principles they worked so hard to promote last year are absent in manufacturing from upper management all the way down to supervisors. *Unclear advancement schedule with little visibility on opportunities to grow within roles. We were told to pursue career development in our own time because production takes priority over my career path. *Advancement is possible if you are one of management's favorites. *Don't be a woman and ask direct questions- management will deem you aggressive. They love passive-aggressive communication. Oh, and don't forget that sending out copious emails equals visibility and will supposedly get you noticed and promoted. *Equipment frequently breaks down, but rather than giving the equipment team ample time to work the issues, they are hounded by the floor and Mfg leadership to hurry up and fix it because of their numbers game. *Employee ideas are presented as the work of their leaders and supervisors thank their team for making them look good in front of management meanwhile giving them subpar yearly evals. I and many others have started or are looking to work elsewhere because the toxic environment wears you down.