Toxic culture. Incompetent management. - Anonymous employee WYSS Institute Employee Review

1.0
1 Jan 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Advanced research published in top journals

Cons

- Mismanagement at all levels and disregard for culture has divided the entire institute and associated research groups into cliques, making daily work feel like you are navigating a middle school. Gossip, disrespect, and manipulation are acceptable ways of conduct. - There is no oversight of the individual professors associated with the institute. Their mismanagement and disregard for work environment is overlooked in return for high impact research papers. - Management only displays care for employees or willingness to solve issues if there are risks for repercussions, and only remain engaged until said risks has diminished. - Wyss Institute HR serves the management - not the employees. They are not there to help you. - No growth opportunities. They will intentionally stall any employee opportunities for as long as they can. - Poor compensation, excused by association with the Harvard brand and benefits package.

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