Pros
The people are great to work with, and have a lot of experience to share. I only had one person turn me down harshly, but everyone basically knew they were difficult to work with so it wasn't surprising. Cross functional work was encouraged and often succeeded, but only to a point.
Cons
There are a LOT of barriers to execution, which is stressful when you consider that your bonus and career are dependent on your experimental success. The difficult part is getting anything to really go anywhere. All hours are tracked on every specific task, and until recently that included everything even down to weekly lab cleanings. A fair number of higher-ups have left the company recently, and there was a large re-org that is still currently laying people off as of May 2024.
