Avoid at all costs - Research Scientist InnoSense Employee Review

1.0
Jan 3, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Relaxed working environment, when supervisors aren't micromanaging you. Dental and health benefits are good. Work experience is directly applicable to good opportunities after your employment here. Very diverse work environment.

Cons

Non-existent/terrible 401K matching. Data manipulation, especially from the biomedical department. Massive micromanaging. As a scientist, your job is to fund the company by applying for research grants. They said in the interview they have 3 products. They actually have 0 (still? after 25 years of existence?) The CEO will not be truthful about your job position in references. Pay is well below industry average and these days you cannot afford to live on how much they want to pay you. They will expect you to write grants Monday-Sunday, and offer no assistance. You will be writing 14+ grants a year as a Research Scientist.

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4.0
Dec 9, 2021
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Pros

- exposure to numerous government agencies and research institutes - wide range of instrumentation training and use - 50/50 split between lab work (DOE, data collection, building apparatuses etc.) and office work (data processing, presentation, technical report writing etc.) - network builder - practice of non-research-related skills such as interfacing with vendors, shipping and receiving of samples, ordering parts, buying instruments from sales reps etc - multidisciplinary projects worked A-Z for excellent big picture experience beyond the day to day tasks - ability to publish research work - some supervisors are highly qualified, very passionate, proven scientific people that are excellent to work for

Cons

- sometimes straining work environment - generally a lack of hands to produce top quality work consistently - excellent career experience for 1-2 years but a tough outlook beyond that - nepotism - great medical and dental but no bonuses, 401K, or financial incentives for engineers - upper management does not always set a professional example - upper management seems unmotivated to grow the company... content with keeping it where it is - very difficult to implement changes to the status quo of things. upper management does not take kindly to suggestions from engineers

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1.0
Aug 10, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Many projects to work on all the time

Cons

Not having a future to look forward to.

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