Toxic management - Biostatistician Natera Employee Review

1.0
Feb 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Let me get back to you on a pro that wouldn't be heavily outweighed by the below cons.

Cons

Don't expect you managers to support you if you get bullied or talked down to in meetings over and over again. The Biostats managers are just there to do everything in their power to get promoted and receive higher bonuses. As such, support their reports in front of bullies from other departments isn't on their radar because it may impact their relationships and as a result impact their EOY bonus and RSUs. They may even throw you under the bus if the opportunity arises itself, to make themselves look better. If you feel like the deadlines are crazy and you're working yourself to death, the Biostats management will not care and will never fight for you to buy you some time (the ppl that cared and were actual human beings little by little quit this department and left the company). So human decency, empathy, and care for reports aren't vocabularies or terms that they're familiar with at work. Work is all about being cut-throat and higher pay. Employees and reports are observed as mere numbers and means to an end. If you provide honest and respectful feedback about their behavior, they'll simply retaliate against you, your character, and your job. They don't have anything to be fearful about (yelling at a report just because the report has provided polite feedback is their go-to), because their higher ups (in Biostats) and the HR department don't check them and don't care. Do yourself a favor and run away from this company (specifically Biostats, as I know a couple of the higher ups from other departments have a good head on their shoulders). You sanity, mental and physical health is far more valuable than the meager salary you'll receive from them. No amount of money is worth the trauma that you'll face being a part of this department and enduring constant mental abuse.

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5.0
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Pros

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2.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Benefits, pay, and catered lunch orders every shift. Company currently growing and seeking to expand its operations. Will learn plenty in lab with the training--opened my eyes to how biotech industry can work with this being my first professional role.

Cons

Fast-paced environment with less consideration for slower coworkers, coworkers that felt cliquey, and management that seemed distant and unapproachable. Getting along with coworkers was the toughest part for me. Some coworkers seemed unapproachable. Had trouble feeling a sense of belonging on the team with seemingly constant critique about my performance with very little mentioning of people seeing improvement.

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