Zymergen reviews

It was not long ago this was a very small start-up company (under 50 people) and it has grown at a rapid pace to over 400 people in a few years, and because of that, certain things are still catching up, like building a regular way to communicate feedback to upper management, training for new managers, etc. Some of the past negative reviews on here may be a result of feeling like there are no avenues to "vent". That being said, the company is taking active measures to support its employees and ensure voices are heard and action is taken, like the recent launch of employee satisfaction surveys and other surveys that come out on a regular basis, as one example. Understanding what Zymergen does and explaining what Zymergen does to your friends takes some time (there's a lot of "well, I thiiiiink I get it...") but once you get it, you see the vast and incredible potential. It's incredibly exciting! It also seems "unsexy" at first but the materials innovation we are doing is novel and touches very exciting and innovative industries. There is a high level of confidentiality that we need to honor around our business so you can't always talk publicly about all the really cool things we do.

No transparency. Blatant lying to employees about their scope of work to get them to do the dull labor. Always a carrot on a stick for any kind of growth. Managers with the social skills of a high schooler and confidence of a scrawny kid in a locker room. Meetings to discuss meetings. Odd level of micromanaging (ie. set hours for office workers, "permission" to come in late from a dr appt), the likes of which I haven't seen since my high school retail job.