Great company mission, intelligent and talented co-workers
Cons
Non-competitive pay, minimal benefits. Management changes priorities for unclear reasons and general lack of transparency. There is a clear cultural rift between early employees and newer folks.
Pivot Bio Response
7y
I’m sorry to read that you are so frustrated. Please reach out to me directly to share specific examples so we can include your ideas for improvement in our planning. As we’ve shared with the team, we recently implemented salary increases for over 50% of our employees to be more closely in-line with industry baselines. We have also started holding more frequent technical forums for sharing science information as well as regular company updates to review business strategy and direction of our rapidly growing business. The team is working hard to address our growing pains as we continue to hire more employees and commercialize the first nitrogen-producing microbe that will help farmers be more productive and reduce greenhouse gases. I look forward to working with you!
Generally supportive work environment, good company culture, management is understanding of the need for work-life balance, good mission.
Cons
The pay is not competitive at all. Loyal and productive employees are not rewarded with any sort of significant pay raise. An annual cost-of-living increase doesn't mean that much if your starting salary is 30-50% less than the industry average.
Pivot Bio Response
7y
I love working here too and understand your frustration with our pay scale. I am proud of the steps we took beginning late in 2018 to implement salary adjustments across the organization, using external benchmarking. I am confident our pay scale is competitive, yet we must continue to monitor to ensure our total compensation - base pay, stock options, benefits and development support - reflect our company’s values and our employee’s value to us. Thank you for your patience and for all you contribute to Pivot!