Not recommended - Anonymous employee Penumbra Employee Review

2.0
Mar 18, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1) Most people are willing to help if you ask. 2) Highly collaborative work environment. 3) 25 cent sodas 4) potlucks and free leftover food everywhere 5) Friendly atmosphere 6) Nice location by the water and OAK 7) Security personnel very friendly and helpful

Cons

1) Nepotism is unfortunately high 2) Difficulty In communicating with non-english speakers 3) favoritism 4) people used as scapegoat (AKA thrown under bus) 5) Poor management of certain departments 6) depending on department, very hard to advance upwards to in company 7) Sick people allowed to come to work, which allows sickness to spread easily. Please enforce rules and send them home to get better. 8) Lack of management taking responsibility when things go wrong 9) Office politics is alive and well 10) HR borderline incompetent (at best)

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