Pros
The benefits offered are good
Cons
- Work Environment: Managers here are very involved and enjoy micromanaging. They see overworking as a badge of honor and expect you to do the same. There is now very little flexibility, working hours are absurdly long. About 95% of the site do not have children… and god help you if you do because you will have extra obstacles if you want a promotion, a high visibility project, or in general the flexibility normal salary positions provide. There is very little diversity especially in upper management. Managers are supposed to be supportive and while some managers here do deliver results, they are not leaders. They are supposed to mentor and help you grow… each member of your team is different and that’s what makes it great. But managers here only want a group of yes men and conformity. Employee satisfaction and morale is down and yet they turn a blind eye and produce an environment where people are scared to speak up because a nail that sticks out gets hammered down here. Your interests as a scientist are not valued and project priorities shift way too often for your interests to be pursued. The few managers that value work/life balance and flexibility have either left or have been overrun. There were fortunate groups with those managers that had the freedom to come/go at whatever time they please as long as their work got done. Some groups were not afforded that “luxury”. Management’s response? Make everyone’s hours long! So if you want to work 8-6, 7-6, or 8-7 or more for 5 days a week on a below market salary then this place is for you. Career Movement: There have been times they have “forgotten” to promote people over the years and have done others wrong by intentionally holding them back due to “company needs” (AKA they are having hiring/training issues and can’t get a replacement ready for your position). And since this is an R&D site only, there are no opportunities to make lateral moves into departments like Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, etc. Compensation Salary is very mediocre at best especially with the hours that are being worked. Very little was done during the high inflation year.
