Bad Managements - Anonymous employee Cepheid Employee Review

3.0
Oct 15, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Exciting products Work and life balance Flexible hours Shutdown over Christmas

Cons

I worked at Cepheid for six years and was not given an opportunities to growth. No career progression at all. The management plays favorite and don't put proper people in the proper place. I was better than many MEs they have but was forced to move to a bad group that eventually led to my dismissal. The HR is incompetent and has poor review system that led managers put bogus review goals. They have weak quality system and product quality is often compromised when a product is rushed to the market.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

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