Layoffs for the first time ever - Anonymous employee Nelson Labs Employee Review

1.0
21 Sept 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fun co-workers IF you land in the right department.

Cons

It's all been downhill since Jeff Nelson is gone. Previously, senior leadership would weather through tough times by being resourceful and managing well. The company prided itself on having never done layoffs, but instead allowing natural attrition to bring about a more balanced budget when times were tight. Not so anymore. People who have been here 15-20 years are on the chopping block. Previous reviews have lauded job security as a pro. Not anymore. Glad I left when I did.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
24 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

*Team builds if they schedule them *Ice cream twice a week *Lab experience *Coworkers

Cons

*Micromanagement *Hard to move up *They don't care about their employees like they used to. They're opening up a new clean room and I highly advise to anyone that's going to apply to avoid sterility assurance as much as possible. High turnover rate and you usually can't take a break until after your shift which you can be in the clean room for 8-12 hours. Lots of mandatory overtime and it's exhausting. Mostly standing in one place and need to be very aseptic or else you will ruin the test. There's also cameras everywhere watching you. It's easy to burnout in this department. Even if you try leaving you'll never truly get out of it.

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