Mess of a Company - Anonymous employee Tempus AI Employee Review

1.0
Sep 10, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The health insurance is great and the unlimited PTO combined with free onsite cafe almost makes this place worth it.

Cons

Expectations are highly unrealistic especially considering that much of the company's employees are recent grads that don't have the experience of senior level employees yet are expected to perform on par with little to no training and with a quarter of the pay. Management is full of deceptive, power-hungry, narcissistic individuals that only care about themselves looking good and not about the long term successes of their teams. Environment is chaotic and extremely toxic. Interactions are unprofessional and veer into bullying territory. Nothing gets done in a timely manner because there's too many big egos that hold back progress on projects leading to tight deadlines and late nights/weekends without the promise of a raise in pay. Career growth is non-existent unless you give up your personal life and work 24/7 to cater to their every whim. Cherry on top is no 401K matching. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for opportunities.

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5.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

Good place to work at, very impactful work.

Cons

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2.0
Mar 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As mentioned work is great since it is cancer research and my coworkers are amazing. Immediate leadership managers and Sr. managers are good as well but somewhat unorganised. Work life balance is good also and health insurance as long as you get BCBS PPO with copay otherwise you're screwed paying off deductible.

Cons

Pay is below industry average, and there is essentially no room to negotiate a better raise. Employees are actively discouraged from discussing compensation, and whatever leadership decides is final, there are no exceptions. If you try to escalate concerns or request a conversation with senior leadership, such as a senior director or VP, you’ll quickly find yourself getting the runaround. Leadership prefers to hide behind layers of management rather than engage directly. There is also no clear or transparent path for career advancement. Opportunities technically exist, but they are extremely limited. You can do everything right, receive a top rating of 5 on your annual performance review, and still not be promoted to manager or see any meaningful improvement in compensation. To make matters worse, the billionaire CEO and founder has said things like, “Don’t worry about pay because we’re curing cancer.” Statements like that feel incredibly out of touch when employees are earning $50k–$60k a year and receiving annual raises of only about $2,000. On top of that, equity is almost impossible to obtain. You have to fight for even the possibility of it, because stock or equity compensation is reserved almost exclusively for the C-suite and directors, with virtually nothing available for employees below that level.

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