Warning for potential new hires - Research Associate I Lygos Employee Review

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and experiences on Glassdoor. I am glad to hear that you appreciated the wonderful people at the company, the family feeling, and the good work-life balance. I also appreciate your recognition of the PTO flexibility and the lunch perks, as well as the positive experience you had with the employee-planned events and holiday parties. I understand that the layoffs and the departure of our former CTO and co-founder were significant events for the company -- I am sorry that you had a negative experience as a result. I want to assure you that we take all employee concerns seriously, we are committed to improving the company culture and creating a positive work environment, delivering valuable solutions to our customers and partners and we appreciate everyone’s work that has gone into advancing the company, past, present and future. We are continuously reviewing and adjusting compensation packages to ensure they are competitive and fair. Over the past 12 months, we partnered with one of the best HR and recruiting firms (thanks Espree, Ruba and team!), who have been helping us in this regard. Additionally, we are making a greater effort to address concerns around favoritism and management's priorities shifting with little warning. To address this specifically, one of the things I personally implemented during COVID along with our CFO and CTO was an executive “coffee hour” that regardless of being remote or in person I was available to speak with an open door (mostly virtual, I admit!) giving me and our employees a chance to foster more positive interactions with everyone at Lygos and ensure there are a number of positive channels for discussing all important aspects of our work, including the challenges and accomplishments worth celebrating. We understand that the departure of long-term employees and the change in the company's commercial priorities can be challenging, but we are committed to continuing to improve and provide a positive work environment for all employees while delivering long term value to our customers and continually innovating, improving, adjusting, and expanding our solutions based on customer needs. Finally, I’m incredibly humbled that many of our top employees (including you!) stayed with us during the most challenging phases of Lygos and that some, who were initially laid off or decided to leave during the challenging phase for Lygos have now returned -- we have a fantastic team and set of employees that are excited to take the charge, carry the torch and work hard to make every advancement of Lygos come closer to a big win for the world. We’ll continue to learn, listen, evolve and focus on delivering sustainable solutions to the market. We have a lot to celebrate from the accomplishments of 2022 and have an exciting 2023 ahead of us! Thank you again for your feedback, and we appreciate your contributions to the company. Since you’re an existing employee, I’d be happy to speak with you more in person or encourage you to reach out to our HR team, your manager, or any avenue that is most comfortable for you.