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Ginkgo BioWorks reviews

3.0

28% would recommend to a friend

(189 total reviews)

Jason Kelly

30% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Ginkgo BioWorks has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 189 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ginkgo BioWorks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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189 reviews
2.0
Nov 6, 2024

So far so good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working time can be flexible and there is almost unlimited PTO

Cons

Sometime feel stressed out, but it might happen in another company It's hard to get promotion and human diversity is limited and there might be a bias

4.0
Nov 5, 2024

Good experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience seeing the ups and downs of this company

Cons

In a tough financial place

4.0
Sep 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Folks tend to be friendly and mission oriented, even remotely

Cons

Management makes some questionable decisions occasionally. Oh and also this is a biotech startup, so layoffs are a fact of life.

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