Deadlines trump quality - Technical Writer Boston Scientific Employee Review

2.0
Apr 20, 2010
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Pros

You are given the opportunity to create and work on projects that are challenging. However, the deadlines and expectations of the projects success are not always reasonable. There are some very dedicated, talented people working at the company who are very proud of their work. Management is usually pretty reasonable about personal time off or vacation time.

Cons

The deadlines often trump quality which can lead to things like errors or recalls. The expectations of performance in addition to the review system are very reasonable, which means it is extremely difficult to move up.

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