Natera reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,123 total reviews)
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Steve Chapman

79% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Natera has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,123 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Natera 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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1K reviews
2.0
Jul 6, 2022

Going Downhill

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Some really great people -Flexible remote work and PTO -Budget for professional education -Cool technology

Cons

-Management constantly pivoting regardless of collateral and lost work it causes -Far more focus put on growth into future than sustainability of current systems, leading to growing back-end issues -Lack of input from actual working teams on product direction -Muddled responsibilities and general attitude of "not my problem" on multiple teams when potentially critical mistakes or oversights are brought up -Unrealistic, continually-shifting deadlines that are not clearly communicated or updated between teams on interdisciplinary projects -Unprofessional behavior exhibited by multiple members of upper management (taking out issues on random employees, harsh language in moments that could be constructive) -Disconnect between engineering capabilities and product requirements causing unrealistic project proposals when compared with what there is capability to implement -Lack of communication between products and platforms leading to duplicate solution implementation -Leadership keeps burning cash on expensive, clunky solutions with unused bells and whistles for things that could be built in house for cheaper -Terrifyingly disorganized DB architecture -Glut of useless update meetings wasting time from multiple departments in both prep and time spent siting in said meetings that could be used far more productively -Large pay discrepancies between employees on the same level -Turnover issues due to cons

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Natera Response
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Thank you for your review, we are glad to hear you have enjoyed some things working for Natera. Our company values the opinions and input of each employee, which is why we appreciate your honesty and feedback in this review. If you’d like to discuss any specific issues, please contact HR at recruitinggh@natera.com.
1.0
Mar 21, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The technology is amazing, but that’s not enough to overcome the toxic, chauvinistic, and completely unethical culture.

Cons

The culture here is horrendous. I was warned about it before joining, but it is much worse than I anticipated. All decisions come from the top and the decision-making process is questionable, incompetent and at times unethical. No one here gets credit, praise, or rewards unless they’re a member of the white male, Good ‘Ol Boys leaderships club.

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Natera Response
4y
Thank you for your feedback, we’re sorry to hear you’ve had a less than satisfactory experience working with us. We have a rigorous hiring process to ensure a positive company culture, however, we appreciate your honesty and will keep this feedback in mind as we expand the company. Please feel free to reach out with any other issues that weren't addressed. Thanks, JE - recruitinggh@natera.com
1.0
Feb 24, 2020

Insurance Rep

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch, coffee and drinks

Cons

Horrible Management. No job security. The amount of mistakes leadership is always making is absolutely abhorrent. Promoting people then demoting them back down two days later due to management's mistake. Then the entire HR dept in California quit. New HR apologizes to everyone. More managment quits. THEN! They lay off one half the building! Then they literally lay off ALL of their ISRs with absolutely 0 notice. Woooooooooow. This place absolutely screws its employees. They do not know what they are doing at ALL.

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