GenScript reviews

3.3

59% would recommend to a friend

(42 total reviews)

Frank Zhang and Sherry Shao

57% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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4.0
Jul 25, 2016

good place for first job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. Still a fast growing company with many opportunities for career advancement and/or lateral transfer between teams. 2. Very friendly and helpful co-workers (what I miss the most about working there). 3. Commercial team recruits people with no prior work experience. 4. Encourages employees to learn. For someone with an advanced degree in biology and good business sense but lacks work experience, this is a good place to start career in the biotech business world.

Cons

1. Poor benefits (eg. only offers 10 vacation days and 3 sick days a year) 2. Management style is still very "Chinese". I've also heard some bad stories about the company in its early days, but it appears to have improved significantly over these years. The company has just gone public which I hope will help the trend to continue.

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thank you for your kind review especially pointing out the issues, we have been working hard on better benefit and management, there have been new improvements every year in the past 3 years, the company is growing fast and we hope you check back with us in a few years to see the differnece.
2.0
Aug 6, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The pay was very fair, there is opportunity for advancement (though the process is obtuse), you can be hired as a recent graduate without previous work experience, and the company is growing quickly.

Cons

You are treated like an untrustworthy factory worker-forced to adhere to strict working hours without exception though you are a salary employee (actually tracked down to the second to make sure you are in the building for 9 hours), no remote work under any circumstances (unless it's in their interest for you to take a late meeting and not be compensated), no flexibility, and no work life balance. The mood in the office is hostile between management and employees and very bad between HR and employees. HR has no power since all decisions come from the management in China and HR acts as a mouth-piece for the wishes of the executives. There is very high turnover and new employees always reach a predictable point after being hired where they feel tricked as they learn about the unachievable goals, total lack of transparency, and disregard for life balance. Additionally, training is either completely lacking or insufficient and managers, on the whole, lack interpersonal skills and also have no power since every decision comes from the very top. Even if they wanted to help you, they can't because there are literally no decisions which can be made without approval from China.

2.0
Jun 6, 2015

No future

Recommend
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Pros

Fast growing company and everyone could truly learn something.

Cons

The people development unit is way lagging behind the whole company's fast growing. No culture, no loyalty, no commitment, no future.

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