manufacturing associate

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trading manager

senior scientist

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Cepheid

What is the best part of working at the company?
once u get to know ur job everything cones just easy. there is mostly nothing new particular to change on job procedure. it is just so many unattended focus on employee qualification & most of the time they fail to recognize whats the best choice in behalf of the company.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
people that are task to find where was the error came from & being accurate finding the person who made the error is out of the table. their hint is their decision. blaming not the right person is everyday situation actually.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
there is politics inside who runs the show. if they dont like u or just wanting to let the other guy know you got it from there isnt make u recognize instead make u prone to critisism. interrupting one's momentum or the machine momentum in such useless irrelevant reasons i believe is one of the most opposite of doing a good & better job.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
everyday is inspiration & more hope of achieving a days goal.. everyday i know i get better on those ahead of me.. the job is so easy that i am fast enough to be accurate on everything i accomplished..

I learned a number of things over the years of being with this company. This company taught me to look for continuous improvement, (Kaizen), learn and understand what core values are, be able to adapt, agile, resource management, create internal and external relationships, and look for the good in people. 

Management isn't always the best from company to company, but Cepheid is political to its core. Workplace culture is bleak and tries so hard to create a stigma of 'great DE&I + Workplace Culture' but struggle to sustain. Even management created a culture of 'fake' relationships.  

The hardest part of the job is sustainable work, life, balance.  You almost feel bad for taking a PTO because your team has resource constraints nor you don't have anyone to back you up for your role OR your projects/tasks gets passed down to another without any communication. 

Most enjoyable part of the job is working alongside who genuinely 'cares' and a great understanding of you both professionally and as a person. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
I really enjoyed working with every one there. I really felt good about the products we were assembling because these products we put together helped another person with health issue to get well . I have a passion to help others that are in need and it really set me to have a great impact to know that I am helping and I pray that the person is getting better on health with what we assembled. I enjoyed working as a team , I am constantly busy at a fast pace but a must to make sure there's quality in assembling the product as well with not having non contaminated parts occurred.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not meeting our goals...our task to me is very important and I take pride in my work .

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Humbleness and very detailed and also motivated. Everyone as well as the upper management was very helpful and understanding. Great place to work .

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work hard , show empathy and to complete our goals and task for the day. Everyday counts !

Pay is good, and the work is extremely easy. The hardest part is standing for 8 hours a day.

Management is completely out of touch with what goes on in their departments. It seems they are probably only there for the easy (huge) paychecks, so could care less with the bullying and schoolyard behaviors that occurs within their departments.

Employees who speak out are viewed as "problematic" and receive swift judgement by being setup to fail, this silent bullying leads people to leaving the company.

On the other hand, employees who are smooth-talkers and socially manipulative receive credit and praise because they do very little work and spend all their time brown-nosing management to receive favoritism. 

Management needs to detect who their hardworkers are and work to keep them, the lazy smooth-talkers will cause the hardworkers to burnout and the cycle will never stop and the work culture will never improve.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company is pervaded by politics, but I was able to find some good people

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
changes non dictated by good reasons, we had 6 reorgs and 4 Presidents in 3 years, it was constant churn without direction

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
a small company grown fast (in part thanks to Covid) promoted incompetent people in leadership roles, and these hired other incompetent people. Leaders' bonus depends from factors like DEI, so there are DEI leaders appointed to roles only to please stats rather than deliver results

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
all day in meetings, many of them generated by an unhealthy forceful attempt to apply Danaher models to broken processes even when there is no fit. Simple changes require extremely long times, and everyone is conditioned to apply DBS (the Danaher Business System) at all costs rather than doing the right thing.

We suddenly got laid off like a slap on our face. We got sent home at 2:30am  saying Cepheid will be “under maintenance.” Then when we got home,  that’s where they texted and called us that we’re not going back to work anymore. THEY WERE SO UNPROFESSIONAL to do that. They don’t want to face us personally because they’re afraid on our reactions that’s why they only did it through text. 

They didn’t even consider people’s feelings and the family they’re providing. I’ll be able to understand  if they gave a month or two weeks, a week or even a couple of days that we’re getting laid off. BUT THEY DID NOT. They didn’t even pay us to cover some weeks that we’re vacant of. They only paid us until the last day that we worked and at the same time got laid off. They are so SELFISH. They lied and gatekept everything.

If you’re thinking about working here in the future once they re-hire again, think about it million of times. THIS IS NOT A STABLE JOB. THEY DON’T CARE ANOUT THEIR EMPLOYEES AT ALL. 

There are lots of favoritism, lazy worker in this place. They would choose their favorite to train you but turns out that person don't even know how to train people. So you have to figure out to do things on your own most of the time. The people there pretend to act all friendly and nice but talk horribly about you behind your back. The supervisor there don't even know what's going on on the main floor and always blame it on the new employees. When the older employees makes a mistake, the supervisor would just turn a blind eye and let it slide while the new worker gets chew out for their mistake. 

Supervisor is very unprofessional and makes false promises that can't be kept. Promises like they won't let you go and will keep you but ended up letting you go without any reason. I see no future in this place unless they change leadership and find people that are properly train to be in that role. 

My two largest frustrations with working here are management and work place culture.

At this time my shift is seeing a heavy workload while being understaffed compared to other shifts. Our weekend staff is suffering particularly as there has been an ongoing expectation for someone to assist through overtime but when there is no one available to put in extra work the scheduled employees are left overworked.

The workplace culture is difficult to navigate through as every individual works differently. Some do the bare minimum and move on while others have to work much harder to accomplish all the small tasks that pile up throughout the day. Pass downs between shifts can sometimes feel like pulling teeth as some are neglectful or reluctant to pass along information near the end of their shift. 

However, there is some level of flexibility with scheduling and the compensation is decent for a entry level contract.

This company is truly a wonderful place to work. From the moment I joined, I have felt welcomed and supported by an incredible team that values collaboration and positivity. The work environment is encouraging, professional, and nurturing, allowing employees to grow both personally and professionally. Leadership is approachable and genuinely cares about employee well-being, fostering a culture of respect, inclusivity, and open communication. There are ample opportunities for learning, skill development, and career advancement, which makes every day both challenging and rewarding. Team members are friendly, cooperative, and always willing to help one another, creating a sense of community and belonging. The organization also recognizes hard work and achievements, which motivates everyone to perform their best. Overall, it is a place where creativity, innovation, and dedication are appreciated, and where employees feel valued, inspired, and proud to contribute.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The constant verbal abuse and cutthroat lifestyle all while working 14-16 hours a day with no positive reinforcement really drives a healthy long lasting life.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It's not the midnight calls or mandatory meetings before you even arrive at work, what makes it stressful is that this is the normal attitude of the company.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Self destructive, dog eat dog, make everyone work extremely hard for no logical goals, but since everyone is completely laughing at the management the whole time the coworkers on your level or lower become close friends in the trench.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Abuse, abuse, abuse. 100 calls asking me to do something that's not my job and then get getting blamed for things I had zero involvement in.

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