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Initially, I really enjoyed working at NAMSA.  My job was difficult and fast-paced, but I felt that I could do it well.  I really enjoyed my team, as they were smart, hard-working, and honest people.  Unfortunately, after new management was hired, my team and I were no longer appreciated or respected, and had to take on many new responsibilities, several of which were not initialy part of our job descriptions.  We were not promoted or given raises or new titles, even if we were doing the work of a chemist, instead of that of a technologist.  Instead we were told we did not have the years of experience necessary to advance into a new role, even if we were already doing the work.

Our managers' responsibilities were often pushed off onto us, since they were new and inexperienced (some also really lacked the necessary work experience for their role).  Because they did not know how to lead the team or how to make profits, management tended to blame us for their problems, although almost all of us were working at least an hour of overtime each day.  We also lacked the necessary resources and time to do our jobs without error.

Our spirits sank and people began to leave.  I was just one of the many people in my team to also do so.  While my team was outstanding, our new management destroyed our productivity, optimism, and desire to work at NAMSA.  I am sorry to say that any benefits we had had before our new management arrived, such as good insurance, workplace events, and overall interest in doing our jobs, had completely collapsed.  I hope that someday this situation improves, but after a year of trying to work things out, I gave up. I expect that before the next year is over, most of my original, amazing team will have left.

In summary, I would urge you to avoid NAMSA, because there is little to no oversight of management's roles in their employees' work life.  We worked extreme hours for little pay with no advancement opportunities, and no room for growth.  We were often under a great deal of stress, which came not only from feeling we could not do our jobs properly, but that our opinions were not heard or valued, and our efforts were ignored.

I hope this has made you reconsider working for this company.

The best part about Namsa was the type of laboratory work available.  There are several laboratory field positions which cover many branches of sciences.  As an in vivo technologist, I got to work closely with various lab animals, and got good laboratory research experience.

Management and/or cooperation with other departments could be quite poor, especially with the study directors who usually don't see the work themselves and thus don't relate.  

The work environment with fellow associates was quite toxic, and a lot of gossip happened behind your back; it often felt like you were being spied on.  My supervisors were quite decent to work with, but my department boss was far better, as he understood the nonsense that was going on and was much easier to approach without feeling uneasy.

Workloads were divided into certain tasks based on the training/ experience of the associates present, with some tasks requiring to be done in a certain time range or needing another person to help, which forced you to manage your workload properly.  Some supervisors were better than others when setting up the work schedules.

Pay was ok if you're just starting in this line of work, but not something to make a career of if you don't move up the positions or to other departments.

Overall, good for the laboratory/ research experience in the short-term or if you move up the ladder, but not a very good workplace culture.
 


I worked with NAMSA less than a year. I was an outside hire and it was a very rigid environment. The lab I worked in was dedicated to disassembling products that would come in contact with the human body in practical application. The lab is a sterile, cold place with equally sterile, cold personalities. There was one co-worker who was not arrogant and unpleasant. The co-workers who "trained" me were extremely unprofessional, angry and constantly showed how much of a pain it was to deal with teaching me how to do the job. 

All of this being said, a lot of the workers in other labs seemed to get along great. They seemed to have diverse interesting work environments that were very cooperative. Additionally, my manager was extremely nice and understanding.

I was going through a devastating personal loss at the time that was severely affecting my job performance and it showed. I was not personally fit for the job and I was let go. My co-workers were very selfish and unsupportive. My manager was not, she allowed for a lot of personal time to deal with my issues I was experiencing and I can't thank her enough for how well she handled me when I was really not up to par.

The job has a lot of benefits and in most places, a lot of nice, friendly people. I would recommend working here if you are self sufficient, technically and manually skilled, and open to criticism.

typed lab reports , this was a learning experience for sure the communication is not the greatest.  When you get  hired even as a temporary worker through a agency you have to go through all the testing and meetings so you get to know what this place is all about they do animal testing, testing on water and other things.
they don't want you to do overtime but sometimes you have to cause of the workload.  If you are typing lab reports they get signed by different people and you can expect to get alot of your reports back cause they are always changing the wording or something they don't like in the report.  Everyone has a pretend smile on their face alot of them are just stressed out due to the work load of getting things done on a daily basis.  and if you work for Endevis they don't even test you for this job they just go by your resume and you get interviewed by NAMSA so and they don'.t communicate with you on the greatest level either when I was interviewed they didn't explain the letters which I had type its their own fault.  They lie about the job I should have never got this job ( had to give it up after 5 months) I never typed lab reports before and it was very stressful. And after I left (well they were training one person while I was there ) I found out they were replacing me with 2 people , why didn't they do that in the first place.  the only thing great was the paycheck.  I would never recommend anyone to work there , at least where i was.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Can't think of a single good thing about the company.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of leadership
Favoritism
No career advancement
Little pay for all the work you're stuck with
Stressful no matter what

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic. Laughable. Pathetic.

Management would rather you sacrifice your free time to make everyone else in other departments happy. They don't care how stressed or overwhelmed you are. If you manage your time well, then you're expected to take over other associates tasks.

Promotions have been dangled in front of everyone qualified, and then we're told the most unrealistic reasons why we aren't actually qualified. Don't even bother trying to find a job in another department. You're better off quitting and re-applying, though not many people want to come back at all.

I wanted to make this a career. This used to be a good opportunity. Now it's just do as much work as they tell you to do, and if you say no then you have a bad attitude.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Overworked and stressed even though it's such an easy job.

Currently on a 4yr run with no raises/merit-increases, no bonuses, and little to no hiring/promotion to support the overworked, overloaded, and undercompensated employee's across the board. 

A board of directors who continue to throw money into the AI bubble and random acquisitions, planning for a long-term payout (for themselves) while leaving their current, hardworking employee's high and dry. 

An immature management team with an exploitative outlook, alongside a generally unprofessional and spiteful culture within the company. One of the worst choices to start your career if you can avoid it. 

Any legitimate talent leaves at the first opportunity once realizing what they have gotten into. 

Reviewers, please look at the Glass Door and other posts about NAMSA. Every negative experience that employee write, HR has to defend it. Does NAMSA HR has any job to do other than defending? In Semi annual Review meetings HR itself presented information on attrition rate and emphasis on leadership training as they significantly lacked. Leadership here is a big issue. IVD leadership is a big concern. Abusive and abrasive characteristics of IVD leadership. This place is a commune without any culture. Cost structure is very poor so periodically laying off of hard working employees. HR mentioned about 53 years of history etc....but now of this maters. Majority of this company is sold to Archimed. 

I have worked for NAMSA for a long time.  I have watched the culture slowly slip downwards.  I used to be proud to work here.  I used to love coming to work.  I used to believe in the mission and vision. I was proud of what we accomplished back a decade ago. The company is run by poor management which is entitled through the family name or length of time.  All the really good employees have left, and now the company is run by the remaining long term managers or new managers who are mediocre.  The problem is that I don't want mediocracy.  I want to work for a professional organization filled with talented managers who can help me grow.  I am afraid it is time to start looking.

People are horribly under-compensated for their efforts. It is not worth knowing anything since work will be stacked against you. Management does not know what happens in the trenches or have been out of touch for a long time. People get upset when you can't help the in their job when you drown in yours. Not much trust in leadership. The head was aloof about looking for investment partners and months later we have "investment partners" (got sold). People are not held accountable since they know attrition is rampant and they can't get fired unless they do grievous actions.  This allows some to slack off, especially with working at home during COVID. Management keeps saying money is tight, but they can always hire slackers to fill in the ranks.

Horrible place to work! There is no communication and the managers have no experience back in this labs. Some people are nice and friendly and some are not. I wish I was kidding when I say that not one person answers their phone. NAMSA also DOES NOT HAVE a Customer Service Department, so good luck trying to get a hold of someone quickly because it will not happen. The training is reading some SOPs, but nothing hands on or heaven forbid your manager actually help you. The managers like the titles here, but really have no sense of actually how to be a manager. How do you manage someone when you refuse to know or learn the job titles and positions of the people you manage? Seriously, NAMSA drain the swamp and get better managers in there!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Technologist 7 salaries reported	$21.04 per hour
Veterinary technician 2 salaries reported	$24.00 per hour
Microbiologist 3 salaries reported	$29.50 per hour
Laboratory technician 7 salaries reported	$23.61 per hour
Director 3 salaries reported	$76,000 per year

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