Pros
Solid benefits, finally started giving cost of living adjustments — though they still don’t really match actual inflation. Free snacks and lunch are legit. The real gems here are the coworkers — absolute 'superstars.' You learn so much from the team because most people are insanely hardworking and talented. Management in the lab seems to be improving, especially with more transparency lately — something we've been pushing for forever.
Cons
The favoritism is wild. CLS staff (especially certain ones) get special treatment, while CLA's often take the fall for mistakes. It’s frustrating to see some CLS taking long breaks or not pulling their weight, but still getting a free pass. Meanwhile, CLA's mess up once and are shown the door. What’s worse is the attitude from senior leadership. We've literally been told in company-wide meetings to suck it up because we “signed up” for a chaotic work environment. The CEO even said in a podcast that the extar workload burden (aka burnout) people feel is by design — like, why brag about expecting people to do 2-5x the work they would at another company for the same (or less) pay? It’s giving we don't care about work-life balance...which they do NOT! Literally, heard a senior staff member talking about this in the halls, if work-life balance is important to someone then BTO is not for them. At the end of the day, this isn’t a pro-employee company — not that many are — but to openly say they want you to grind yourself into the ground for "big impact" or leave? It’s a choice. What’s even more frustrating is that these high expectations don’t apply to everyone — some people just coast by, doing the bare minimum and agreeing with whatever leadership says. Total waste of resources.