Recognition - Senior Manager Vaxcyte Employee Review

3.0
May 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Free health care 2. Brand new facility 3. Free gym with free classes 4. North Face Company Jacket 5. Niche technology leading to a high potential profitable outcome

Cons

1. Management is not transparent with its management intentions 2. Unrealistic expectations enforced on annual performance goal 3. Ambiguous promotion criterions 4. Flexible Time Off, but not enough coverage to continue to meet workload demands. 5. Does not develop employees from within. Hires senior management to manage employees with high tenure in the company pre-IPO

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Vaxcyte Response
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It is important for us to create a work environment that helps our employees feel supported and empowered to do their best work. We have taken note of this feedback as we look at how we can improve our ways of working and collaboration. We also encourage you, as a current Vaxcyte employee, to share this feedback with your manager and/or human resources to ensure your specific situation is directly addressed. Thank you again for your review and for being part of the Vaxcyte community.

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