Disorganized with a glass ceiling - Anonymous Bio-Optronics Employee Review

1.0
29 Jan 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fantastic product engineers, many intelligent mid-management and front-line staff

Cons

Hard to find or forge career paths Sweeping, petty and insensitive remarks and emails by management Promises or role changes generally may not come to fruition Initiatives are often lost Lack of direction in overall planning and resourcing leads to confusion Unnecessary and expensive meetings Constantly shifting metrics and reporting needs Items listed above lead to difficult work/life balance CEO and Vice President have glowing remarks for their business on Glassdoor - interesting.

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Bio-Optronics Response
5y
Thank you for your review and suggestions. Bio-Optronics does not take employee concerns lightly and we appreciate our employees being part of continuous improvement. Last year saw many challenges in our organization, much like many other companies across the nation. However transparency never stopped - financials, cost cutting efforts, state of the business were all shared openly and honestly with our team members on a weekly basis; "humility" was our middle name. Workloads increased due to the need to institute a hiring freeze; our employees rolled up their sleeves and did amazing things in 2020. Many initiatives were put on hold; now that we're forging into the new year, you'll see well-defined career paths which are currently close to completion, we've welcomed many new employees to our teams, our cost-cutting efforts were reversed and we're getting ready to put action plans in place to continue to improve our culture - our 2021 has started strong! So again, thank you for your comments and suggestions!

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5.0
11 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Loved working at Bio-Optronics! It was one of the best groups of individuals I had the pleasure of knowing!

Cons

Lost a lot of great people due to acquisition

2.0
28 Oct 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The team members were awesome! Once we got HR they really put the effort into event and team building.

Cons

False promises all around. They are misleading on what your job is going to be like. You end up doing ten times the work that was never part of your job description. CEO comes off as a nice person but is misogynistic, male management and VP staff follow suit.

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Bio-Optronics Response
5y
We'd like to thank you for your review. It's through present and past employees' suggestions that help make Bio-Optronics continue to grow in many areas. Please know that each and every employee is hired under a specific job description that outlines their basic responsibilities. Most roles will, from time to time, incorporate other aspects of the organization where we feel employees are able to add to their roles in order to assist them in their professional growth. This year, 2020, we saw added responsibilities to all of our positions - we've had to do more with less and everyone is appreciated for stepping up to the plate to help the overall company continue to move forward in such a challenging year. Regarding our pay, we benchmark salaries with numerous criteria such as location, job role, years of experience, our company size, our revenue, etc. This allows us to establish salary bands for each role in the organization. Where someone falls within those roles is based on their experience, their skill set, as well as other factors. Currently, our philosophy is to target the 50th percentile for most roles. Again, your comments are welcome and I appreciate your being candid.
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