4.0
9 Feb 2023
Current employee, less than 1 year
Thousand Oaks, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Love my coworkers, huge company with a highly effective form of organization compared to previous biotech companies I've worked at. A lot of others are contractors so you don't feel alone and they help you through the process.
Cons
As a contractor, you're treated differently from those with FTE. You're losing a lot in compensation compared to your peers who are full time, but apparently this is part of the "process." Contracting is your foot in the door but it can seem as if you're being taken advantage of since they don't convert employees over to full time until about 1.5-2 years. Even then, you have to truly be your own advocate in gaining FTE because the company will drag its feet as long as it can to keep you on contract.
