Zymo Research reviews

Some not cool people, sexism, no sick time have to use PTO, have to go through awful temp agency when you start, poor leadership, poor communication, the list goes on...

Almost every employee at Zymo is experiencing burnout. Too much work and not enough resources to do the job. Zymo thrives by hiring individuals with little-to-no industry experience who don't question the authority and validity of CEO who is a very intelligent scientist but lacks in his ability to effectively lead a manufacturing company. Commonly, undergrads with only 1+ years of experience from R&D are asked to take management positions in operations. Not because they have real skill or talent but rather because they are so naive that they will bend the whims of the CEO. You can think of them as pawns planted to ensure maintenance of control over all aspects of the company. If you are looking for a toxic work environment where hard work is never rewarded, this is the place for you! The harder you work, the more you will likely be told you are not doing enough. The CEO has single-handedly created a culture of fear and confusion by belittling employees in management stand-up meetings ( I have seen several managers cry) and by constantly changing direction and overall vision for company directives at the drop of hat. You will NEVER receive constructive criticism and there are no performance evaluations unless you have a strong and experienced manager who will help facilitate this but this is almost unheard of. If you have an important enough job, you will be given more opportunities to "succeed" but please do not fool yourself, you will never be "successful" here. Perhaps you will be paid monetarily, but trust me when I say anyone making good money at Zymo is paying for it one way or another.