Out of touch leadership and a dying lab - Research Associate I Indigo Employee Review

Although the company loves touting diversity and inclusion as a value, the reality is that Indigo is a white-washed boys club. Leadership is very clearly out of touch with the people who work in R&D on the product pipeline. Beginning with the February 2020 layoffs and continuing to the present day the company is consistently dishonest with its employees and constantly communicates in the poorest manner possible. In the last year, many of the best scientists at the company have been leaving because of the lack of support from leadership and the poor outlook of the company as a whole. Positions of those who leave from R&D are very rarely replaced. Most often responsibilities are simply passed on to the team members that remain with no compensation adjustments. The COVID-19 pandemic has been handled poorly. HR did not think to have a discussion on safety with employees remaining in office until over six months into the pandemic. Although fifty employees come into the office daily it is often repeated that there is "no one in the office." No consistent COVID testing for employees, no hazard pay, only a communal box of paper masks set out for anyone to grab. Leadership is extremely quick to make changes to benefits and bonuses. Be wary that the bonuses you are promised might not be what you actually end up receiving.