Uncomfortable working environment due to management and no identity in company culture - Scientist Ultragenyx Employee Review

1.0
Dec 12, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Free snacks, and a free meal once a week -Short workdays, and option to work from home

Cons

-Pretentious management initiates a culture of bullying, and occasionally overcomplicate topics in which they have no knowledge in (they have a culture of scientific inquiry but this sometimes gets out of control because some topics are actually simple) -Culture is strange, they try to bring departments together where social events end up awkward and forced -Stock is going down fast, which is a sign of the company about to tip over

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Ultragenyx Response
3y
We always appreciate hearing feedback, as it is important to us and are always looking for ways to learn and evolve as an organization. We aim for all of our team members to have a great experience while working with us – and providing a culture where everyone can collaborate and connect with one another authentically. Under no circumstances do we tolerate bullying at any level within our organization. If you feel comfortable sharing more, please do reach out to our Employee Relations team at EmployeeRelations@Ultragenyx.com to help us provide more details around the situated noted. For more information, we also released our most current financials -- which can be found at https://ir.ultragenyx.com/.

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Ultragenyx Response
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Thank you for your review and thoughtful feedback. We’re proud of the passion our teams bring to advancing therapies for patients, and we appreciate you sharing your perspective on how we work together. We’re glad to have you with us!
3.0
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Pros

As Organization very good, a lot of things to learn if you were Starter to Mid range experience. Colleagues, some managers are really nice and co-operative makes us to improve ourselves.

Cons

Constant lay offs. To many senior leads Positions which really don't have the real work for them not sure how organization estimating their contribution to the organization and having these many. Had very bad experience in last 6 months of work here. A team lead caused extremely hostile environment. Constant insulting, rude, belittle, derogatory, disparging,and condensending feedbacks. Micro managing and no trust on the team will really create a problematic work environment. And team members really don't have the opportunity to say any thing because of the way lead talks ( this incident about one lead only). Organization should train these leads how to treat employees / team/ subordinates respectfully to protect and retain the good talent. Ofcourse there is always chances of mistakes happens occasionally. But these incidents we faced are pure hostile and insulting

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Ultragenyx Response
4d
Thank you for sharing your experience. We appreciate your positive feedback on learning opportunities and colleagues, and we also take concerns about leadership behavior and workplace environment seriously. If you’d like to discuss further, our Employee Relations team is available at EmployeeRelations@ultragenyx.com.
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