It pains me to write this review but I felt I had to after being at the company >1 yr. My experience is more in the Oncology space but I’ve witnessed/experienced burnout like I’ve never felt before. The expectations for being “on” and connected are ridiculous. I’ve worked 50-80+ hour weeks consistently, working early mornings, late nights, always Sunday’s and recently while out of office. There are serious under staffing problems in some groups more than others, but overall, no one wants to speak out and speak up or if they are they are not being taken seriously. The vibe I get from higher ups/ leadership is that they’re working just as hard so you should too. I’ve never met more people who apparently don’t care about their own personal lives and freedom? It boggles my mind. The workloads are not sustainable and expectations sky high. There’s also no celebrating! Illumina does not embrace work hard play hard, compared to what I’ve experienced elsewhere. The people are wonderful but the culture needs some serious introspection if they want to avoid turnover like they’ve experienced over the last few years.
