Low Morale and a Bad Culture - Anonymous employee Personalis Employee Review

1.0
Jul 5, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The perks of small company feel. Everyone knows each other

Cons

This is the reality of this company and it's really a bad culture company. I am sharing this so investors can see what is really happening in this rotten culture Some issues with few Vps having too much power and abusing it. One has both Hr and finance so no complaints or positive culture change that is being heard or implemented Tons of anger issues from the top to its employees. Vps and execs are out of touch with reality. A top executive passed away from stress and bad culture. I wish they clear out the negativity and bring in new positive and progressive thinkers who can run this place better

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Personalis Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your opinion. Since you have worked at Personalis for several years, you have seen and been a part of our growth. We have grown from about 60 employees at the beginning of 2017 to over 200 today. As we have been growing, we have also expanded and diversified our leadership team. Six executives have joined Personalis since 2019. They bring a wealth of experience and diverse ideas to our leadership team. I encourage you to reach out to me (Assoc Director, HR), or to any member of the leadership team, to discuss any specific concerns. At Personalis we welcome all employees’ ideas and suggestions and have a strict no-retaliation policy for those that raise concerns. We believe the company has a strong future and is a place where employees are treated with dignity, integrity, and respect.

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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.
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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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