2.0
13 Sept 2015
Anonymous employee
Current employee, more than 5 years
Emeryville, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
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.