Arrogance and wasted opportunities - Anonymous employee Nanoco Employee Review

1.0
10 Jun 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Location of the main facility is fantastic with easy access to Manchester and majority of workforce are good.

Cons

Arrogant CEO, senior managers and staff who think they're more important than they are. Other site at Runcorn is very cut off. Managers play staff off against each other. A very disjointed atmosphere of communication.

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Pros

Quantum dots look pretty under a certain light. Nanoco has connections to University of Manchester as it was a spin-out from the uni. So if you are a University of Manchester graduate it will be easy for you to get a job there (only a pro for UoM graduates).

Cons

Unusually high proportion of employees leave each year. Don't apply to Nanoco if you're a young man - Zero promotion opportunities for young male employees. No men under the age of 30 were given a promotion during my time at Nanoco. Don't apply to Nanoco if you're a woman - Very few women at senior management or director level. Senior men seem to enjoy promoting young women to become their direct reports, and they get no promotion opportunities after that. Be careful.

5.0
23 Jul 2025
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Pros

Pay and benefits and staff

Cons

Stability, career progression and lack of transparency

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