Toxic work culture at Sequencing Solutions Santa Clara
Pros
It is pretty amazing to work with an organization consisting of multidisciplinary talent. Work life balance and benefits are pretty good. Compensation is average. Facilities are managed quite well. Free snacks are available though that may change once the new cafeteria is ready.
Cons
By far the biggest drawback is the toxic work culture and weak management. There are a number of managers who do not have their employees' back, leaving them to fend for themselves until they either become toxic themselves as a survival mechanism, or leave the company in time so that self-healing can begin. Politics is par for the course - yet it is the intensity level that takes it to a whole new dimension. Power grabs, empire building, scapegoating, and undermining other teams are openly on display without appropriate action (and sometimes not even a reaction) from local management. The one transgression not on display, by virtue of its definition, is backstabbing (which also happens quite often). There are some that complain about too many processes. This is not a start-up anymore. There is a lack of the right kind of processes that can propel an organization to efficiently reach its business goals. Removing the brakes so that one team can work faster without fully appreciating the impacts on other teams results in a longer time to reach the organization's business objectives. The Molecular Solutions cultural values plastered on the walls are mostly viewed as wall art as local management often do not practice via leading by example.
