Zymergen reviews

None of what I mentioned above seems to apply much to the manufacturing or development jobs at Zymergen, which live in a whole different world and get paid much less for harder work. I keep hearing stories of people who are eating their first food ~8hrs after starting the day, and are planning to go back to work after their break as I am leaving for the day. They get paid less, they work longer hours, and they seem much less happy than the technology folks overall. That's why you see the huge gap between 1 and 5 star ratings on this site. It's probably a bit of Zymergen pumping their own reviews into the mix, but it's also some people like me who simply don't experience a lot of the problems that people are upset by on this site.

VP, Directors and managers are toxic and ready to toss anyone under the bus for their own glory/gain. Managers and directors will do anything and say anything to the detriment of their own team to save face. Leaving was the best decision of my life. Groupthink is part of the culture and anybody who is dissenting will be shut down/ minimized. The company has a serious culture problem and they are ready to blame anybody but the top as the issue. Be warned, this place is not healthy for your sanity.