Pros
Coworkers become like family since you’re all stuck in the same (sinking) boat.
Cons
Supervisors and managers do a great job keeping their employees feeling like they do nothing. The supervisors do not understand the details of testing the labs do, and are not able to help when workers are stuck in the weeds with tons of work and no time to complete it. A good supervisor would be able to jump in and help when the lab is overworked, but NAMSAs supervisor are incapable and unwilling to do that. Due to the amount of work and extremely limited number of workers, errors get made at an incredible rate and management berates workers in front of coworkers creating a fearful and toxic environment, not to mention the gossip that happens between coworkers and management. Some of the gossip shared with coworkers has been confidential and caused rifts between workers (i.e compensation information). The only constant at this company is the amount of Nepotism here. If you want to progress in the company then make sure your relationships with the family members are great and you will be promoted quickly. Integrity is listed as a core value, but it’s not seen on all levels of the company. The computer systems are outdated and that leaves the company vulnerable. There is no work life balance with this company at a non-management level. If you want to take vacation time you have to plan things far in advance and make sure the entire department is on board with your days off. If you need to take a sick day you come back and face the consequences of spontaneously calling off from coworkers.
