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Meso Scale Diagnostics

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Little work-life balance - Manufacturing Technician Meso Scale Diagnostics Employee Review

1.0
Apr 11, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good technology. Company is growing so there is some sort of job security. You've got to be a complete idiot to get fired. Even then, they would probably give you small mind numbing tasks rather than lose the manpower.

Cons

Management is far too removed from the daily work load to understand the dynamics of what really goes on. Poor communication skills within the department. A closing shift is from 9 to whatever management feels like they want to have on the schedule. Be prepared for 10 sometimes 11 hour days up to three times a week. If you do manage to get out in 8 hours, you're too exhausted to enjoy your off time even on weekends. I thought getting a degree would mean I no longer had to work frantically to keep a roof over my head. Instead, I feel like I'm working a fast food lunch rush all day. Beware of false praise on glassdoor coming from management secretly leaving reviews. No one doing the grunt work has anything good to say about this place. Experiencing growing pains is one thing, but when everyone keeps quitting you should take a bigger picture look at this department. This place will suck you dry and still try to squeeze more out of you. Wherever you are please PLEASE PLEASE stay there. You'll regret it. I've heard good things about other departments but can't comment on them. If you want to enjoy life, this isn't the job you want.

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Cons

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Pros

I get to eat outside when its warm and the free coffee is decent I guess.

Cons

1. The building is designed like a psychiatric ward. There are no windows and there is no decor on the walls. CEO doesn't like when we put things on the walls. Really weird. 2. Management is just not good. They don't understand HIPPA or employee privacy; additionally they lack empathy. 3. Safety is not safe at all. they treat their job like they are supposed to micromanage and nitpick certain individuals on the first floor but people on the second floor walk around wearing no PPE. 4. Management cannot handle any level of push back. If the boss says the sky is blue and you say no I think its cyan, youre fired the next day. They LOVE to fire people for pushback but let people who treat people nasty hang around. 5. The roaches....thats the comment 6. Just a little bit of racist energy and its not good. They dont appreciate black workers and it shows blatantly STAY AWAY. 7. PTO sucks. 8. Unless you are outside of a minority group, there is a ceiling and you will reach it quickly. No room for upward mobility if you dont bear the color they desire.

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