Do Not Work Here! - Anonymous employee RetroVirox Employee Review

1.0
19 Jun 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work is tolerable whenever Juan is not there.

Cons

*The only positive reviews on this website were written by Juan/Juan asked the employee to write a positive post that he has reviewed before allowing to be posted Horrible Management *Juan will cuss out everyone and treat all his staff like garbage -He is very accressive and condescending -Commonly uses profanity to talk down to his staff -Frequently gossips about his unsatisfaction about other employees to his staff *Meetings take 4+ hours because Juan will argue with everyone *Unrealistic research goals *Management cannot prioritize projects, thus no progress is made *All time is focused writing new grants for funding rather than completing projects *Asks staff inappropriate/unprofessional questions/makes inappropriate jokes *Does not follow the rules he sets for staff -Frequently takes long lunch breaks High Employee Turnover -Most staff typically stay < 3 months Poor benefits/pay -No Vision, poor dental and healthcare plan without options to choose own plans -Offers minimum PTO compared to other start ups

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4.0
3 Mar 2015
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Pros

Friendly co-workers and boss You will learn a lot

Cons

Communications. Sometimes understanding what you're supposed to do is hard.

1.0
27 Oct 2014
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Pros

The reason I only stayed as long as I did (3 months) was because of my coworkers, NOT the CEO. The only thing I learned from this job was how to quit and stand my ground when you are abused at work.

Cons

1. CEO is micromanaging. Even to the PhD's he will stand there to make sure they know how to pipet. If you accidentally mis-speak data, he will discipline you in front of your coworkers, which is extremely unprofessional. 2. You will work 7AM-7PM, 5 days a week, and on most weekends. No extra compensation. Lunch only 0.5 hours, in which he will find you during your lunch and think you are slacking. No joke. This is EVERYDAY, not just some days. 3. Threatened to not pay other employees if someone else did not get their work done. 4. Impossible deadlines with no room for assay optimization. This is where he will threaten not to pay for the weeks you have worked on the project AND not pay your coworkers. 5. It is also a red flag when you start work and no one has ever lasted over 6 months at the company. He expects his limited number of employees to work 2-3 person tasks. Yes, you will learn how to multitask to avoid being yelled at, but if you really want to learn this skill, find a better nurturing environment to do so. This is terrible working and learning environment. Just ask any other previous employee.

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