Biggest mistake of my career - Manager Natera Employee Review

1.0
Jan 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

There are 3 people I work with who are not annoying. The office has electricity and running water. When talking to strangers at a bar or AA meetings about what Natera does, you'll be perceived as the smartest person in the room.

Cons

It's hard to describe the feeling you get each and every day knowing you made a bad career move. This is the most poorly managed organization I've been a part of in my 16 year career, and that includes one company which went bankrupt. The company lacks vision alignment and management from the top down is constantly struggling with the unintended consequences of their own actions. Pero like every day we're changing direction. An idea touted as brilliant by one is then shot down and cancelled by another the next day. With how intentionally siloed the departments are, it's no wonder why there is a constant power struggle. I'm not the only one surprised by how the board has allowed the same core executive team to function for this long.

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Natera Response
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"We appreciate your feedback and are sorry you feel this way. Our company and leadership face the many challenges associated with growth within our organization and within our industry in order to remain competitive while meeting the needs of our customers and our employees. We do struggle with unintended consequences of our high expectations to be nimble and ready to change the world. We are working to eliminate silos and unify our vision, values and teams to work in concert to achieve our common goals with more incentives to work collaboratively to achieve our common goals. As a current manager, we hope you will participate in making those improvements and feel more positive about your career at Natera. "

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