Pros
- I loved what I did, very proud of my work. - Some wonderful people work here and do an incredible job. - Very experience staff available to help new staff coming in. - Good stepping stone if you don’t mind low pay for experience. - Everyday was different.
Cons
- Poor pay for stress and workload. - Managers openly had favourites which meant that if new roles came out you had no chance of progression. - Rude lab supervisors who were unapproachable and had a ‘we are more important’ complex. Also openly (attempted whispering) made inappropriate comments about scientists, including homophobia and staff mental health issues. - High stress environment with lack of recognition. - A HR department that lacks ‘human’, the treatment of staff after terrible life events that effected their work was horrendous. - Managers on salaries higher than new staff could ever reach in their positions would preach about how the job is not about the money and you shouldn’t work here if you want money.