technologist

associate director

senior software engineer

director

senior scientist

Foundation Medicine, Inc.

I gave my all at this company every day I was there, and I loved what the company stood for, my work, and my coworkers. I felt continually under-appreciated by the management team for all of my efforts, and there were clearly people they favored above others. I could write a 10 page story about my time at this company, and everything that happened to me and many others while I was there. People will obviously have different experiences than others, but I had a bipolar experience here. The upside is that I met many wonderful people that were my direct coworkers, and gained a lot of experience that I could leverage for the future. I learned a lot about the corporate molecular diagnostics world and, sadly, how to survive in it. I also learned that you can't trust everyone, and you can't always be honest with the people you work with. If you're an empathetic, open and honest person, you'll have a difficult time here. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The mission to help cancer patients
As an employee, generous benefits.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
With unlimited vacation time policy, I always had a hard time actually taking time off.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pre-Covid, top notch locations in Cambridge and Boston Seaport. Work stations for working long hours very comfortsble. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Plenty of time for working independently with no-meetings time, and agile teams collaborating  as planned.

This companies client service department is a huge mess. They only advance people they like or can’t hush. Management picks and chooses who they want to be nice to and let things slide with. The customer service department is a mess right now. They take back to back calls all day with very little time in between. They have something to say about what you did every other day. Management does not have your back and they don’t even care about the job. They promote people who are condescending and nice nasty to people under them. The pay is good but it’s not worth the headache  

Company has a great mission and benefits... those who actually perform the work are a real pleasure to work with. Management is out of touch with the workers especially at the top. They hire talented and experienced people only to stagnate them and needlessly work them in circles on projects. Culture was once good, smart and engaging people working efficiently to accomplish something big. Unless you are a "yes man" who doesn't mind kissing the bosses ring, I would advise you to work somewhere else.

Long hours are expected
There is a fast pace work environment expected at all times
Relaxed behavior is sometimes seen as no sense of urgency
Pay is competitive and benefits are good
People are generally friendly and good to work with
Management can be a bit wacky, very hard to know what to expect in their behavior

There is favoritism towards the morning/swing shift and the amount of work they do. This puts tons of deadlines on graveyard shift to finish as much as possible to make up for the previous shifts. The manager is sleeping on the job and only awakened when needed. Promotions are based on who the manager of the shift deems worthy which is based on whoever brown noses the most. The amount of growth is very limited in this position. Overall, my best advice for this job is to try to take a morning shift position.

The job was decent for an entry level job. Management was lack luster and tended to be hands off with their teams. I found myself relying on my lead more to get the correct answers as my manager would constantly not know what to do or pointed me in the wrong direction. Benefits were decent but I was always relied on to pick up the team's slack if my lead was away. 

Project Leaders have difficulty in understanding the basics of project management which leads to over committing and under-delivering and lacks the understanding why the customers are frustrated with the end product. There is a lack of continuity across  disciplines internal and external to the organization which drives confusion and chaos in daily initiatives.

Entry roles tend to have a higher workload compared to other areas which have a lot more work life balance. Really great benefits and opportunity to grow from within but be reasonable and look at things from multiple perspectives, especially management. Don't expect immediate opportunities to grow,  the economy and opportunity to grow sometimes takes time. But you have to do your best to also be in a position to get those opportunities.

This company wants to keep their employees and provide them with what they need to become successful. They want to provide us with a work/life balance and will do what they can to help in that manner. They offer great benefits and also host events and employee outings. They provide free lunch at times and other fun activities. The general atmosphere is laid back but you also have to go after what you want and ask for it.

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