So, there's a lot I could put in here, but I don't want to reveal too many details that would give away my identity and cause me to get fired - Lets start there, under Trimatrix, things were slower and to be honest the business was failing, but quality was top notch and your management actually treated you with respect and valued your input. Under the new Pace management however, a culture of fear and intimidation characterized by top down micromanagement has taken over. They have been firing people almost on a schedule - just when you start to think that maybe this place is getting better, something happens to drop morale to a new low. Employees have had termination threatened by management for both performance (breakage, low efficiency, problem solving skills) and non-performance (personality) issues. Examples of micromanagement include mandated shift times, kaizen events where people who lack experience tell you how you are to do things, and checklists similar to ones you would find in a Walmart bathroom. I have numerous of examples where sound advice was given to management from the people in the labs and it was dismissed as overly negative, ignored altogether, or acted upon far beyond the point of it actually being helpful. I have been told to do things that are financially wasteful and just downright nonsensical. Despite having a safety team that records and addresses safety concerns management only seems interested in low cost solutions such as eliminating razor blades from the lab and restricting the zones that lab coats can be worn in rather than address serious issues such as ventilation when working with volatile carcinogens. I also think that there has been more of a push for production, even at the expense of quality (e.g. I've seen non certified employees perform extractions and analyses.) Also, the nature of environmental testing is feast or famine - i.e. generally you're either really busy (end of quarter rush, spring thaw, pre-winter freeze) or incredibly slow (winter, oddly enough summer). This review was requested at the behest of Pace's marketing communications manager looking for "honest" reviews by current employees, I do not think he will get the results desired.
