Toxic Management - Anonymous employee Cytokinetics Employee Review

2.0
Feb 4, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, benefits, good building and amenities, friendly culture (at least on the surface)

Cons

Terrible management Too many micromanagers at senior levels whose bad behavior is toxic to their direct reports - lots of talking down, berating and fingerpointing. Sr leadership looks the other way while HR is totally incompetent! All the emphasis on corporate values appears hollow verbiage in light of the bad behavior at senior levels and the backstabbing No clear path for advancement - managers don't take interest in developing employees. Emphasis is on extracting work through fear.

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Cytokinetics Response
1y
We are sorry to hear about the challenges you’re facing. By no means is your experience a representation of our values or the company culture we strive to have. This year, we are introducing a new wave of leadership training across the organization to foster stronger relationships with employees and leaders. In the meantime, we strongly encourage you to speak to your HRBP to help us address your feedback directly.

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Cytokinetics Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We appreciate your recognition of our robust benefits and collaborative colleagues who make Cytokinetics a great place to work. Our leadership team continuously assesses organizational priorities to balance commercial execution with cutting-edge research and development. We are committed to fostering an environment where our R&D and commercial teams can thrive and collaborate effectively to deliver potential therapies to patients. We wish you the best in your professional journey.
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