Stay away from this company. You will fail - Anonymous employee Personalis Employee Review

1.0
May 21, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free Gym, good kitchen and drinks

Cons

This company has bad culture and too much pressure. A VP passed away tragically while working here because of overwork and bad culture. Stay away from this company and help your self to stay healthy and safe from bad upper management

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Personalis Response
6y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your time at Personalis. We are sorry you did not have a great experience during your time here. While we strive for work-life balance, we understand that for certain people this may be challenging during peak periods. We believe our culture reflects our core values of Integrity, Respect, Team Work, and Passion. Working at Personalis may have not been for you, but we don't agree with your statement that the tragic passing of a member of our leadership team was due to our work culture. We wish you the best in your career.

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Pros

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Cons

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Thank you for sharing your feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your work and found the team to be helpful.
4.0
Jan 7, 2026
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Pros

This is a very exciting mission to be a part of, and 2025 was definitely a year that saw some great developments for this company's reputation and growth. This is a company where most every role will allow you to grow and contribute immensely. Almost everybody seems to become an expert in something that makes them a respected and important part of the team. I have felt very advocated for by my managers and team, since the beginning of the hiring process. They very much want to see me succeed I feel. The office's amenities are quite nice for being a small company, and there's still fairly good flexibility for hybrid work on most teams.

Cons

It's a 24/7 operation, so I and many others will have to think about work even on off days. It's not a strict expectation, but responding to emails or checking messages will often happen outside of the typical 9-5. That all said, I have not felt like my own work/life balance is miserable (I cannot say the same for everyone, though). It takes quite a while to hit a stride of really knowing the ins and outs here. So much knowledge on how to do things is just in peoples' heads, and the experts are frequently too busy to really sit down and walk you through it as you onboard. Learning can take quite a while, and may be overwhelming at first. There are some people who have clearly taken on or been assigned too much responsibility for one person to reasonably maintain, which just doesn't feel fair to them. And it puts pressure on those folks to never really take true time off.

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