All that glitters is not gold - Anonymous employee Amyris Employee Review

2.0
13 Sept 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have met some great people at Amyris and made many friends. Generally relaxed culture, depending on where you work. Free snacks, some lunches, free beer. Top notch science - industry leaders in biosynthetic engineering

Cons

I have met some pretty despicable people at Amyris. The promise of a socially responsible company doing great science for humankind is a misleading picture that serves to bring young idealistic youth to the company. The hope of a future career is dashed when the business reality is understood by all but the completely naive, and then cynicism, self-interest, favoritism take over. Management ranges from incompetent to benign to malevolently controlling and territorial.

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Cons

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Cons

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