GenScript reviews about "pay"

Low Pay- The pay is extremely low in comparison with other companies in the industry. Pay for the limited team lead positions is below industry standard, and the pay for positions below those levels is abysmal. Supply Problems- There were several occasions when there weren’t enough supplies, equipment or reagents or these items weren’t ordered when requested. This caused a lot of unnecessary stress and delays in production. High Turnover- There was an extremely high turnover rate in the lab, and while replacements were being found (a process which could take months), all of that excess work was given to those people remaining. This created a vicious cycle. People would get burned out and leave, workloads would increase further, causing more people to leave. Low Upward Mobility- In the lab, there are three team lead positions. Even if you manage to get a team lead position (which is very difficult, depending on the specific role), you won’t be able to progress any higher within the lab organization. Overtime- Depending on business demands, you will be made to work overtime. This issue compounds with the high turnover issue I discussed above. Once when a coworker went on vacation, I and another colleague had to work 12 hours per day, 5 days in a row. Drama- Along with the friendly nature and camaraderie comes a good dose of high school drama. I recommend GenScript as a place where you can get your foot in the door, get hands-on experience and learn laboratory skills and techniques, then move on.

Pay is low, but doable

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.

- Too much focus on KPI vis a vis Commission. Almost everyone is talking about KPI and their bonus ( or lack thereof) - Quite a culture struggle for non-Chinese - Expect to work beyond 8 hours without OT pay - Favoritism (some) - Medical Insurance provider is not good