Run! The Most Toxic Culture Ever - Anonymous employee CytoVale Employee Review

1.0
24 Nov 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The only pro is that the technology is cool

Cons

It is hard to put into words just how toxic this workplace is. Leadership is a few people who think they are leaders who have no idea or experience in what they are doing. It’s like Mean Girls: work edition. The micromanagement is next level; unlike anything I have ever witnessed. They do not understand anything related to diagnostics, and will not listen to those who do. There is no communication, and the favoritism is disgusting. The instruments are frequently down, and extraordinarily expensive. Management over complicates the entire sales cycle and all processes. This is a founding team of academics trying to commercialize and they have done everything incorrectly.

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5.0
23 Feb 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I really enjoyed working here. Everyone got on well, and while I understand there was a modicum of inter-office drama it was nowhere near me and anyone else with whom I worked. The work-life balance was great for a start-up, which was a bit of a happy surprise. The device is a great piece of technology, and I always felt that everyone, from the top to the bottom of the company, felt committed to its success.

Cons

It's still going through growing pains from being a very-small-startup to being a small-startup, and there's a sense that management is at times too focused on external marks than on keeping the employees informed of all of the ins-and-outs that are happening, or making sure that bonuses come through in a timely manner, etc. You need to be comfortable with a bit of flux there, and with some occasionally shifting priorities.

4.0
1 June 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Excellent team, family-like environment. The technology is amazing and helping patients in the field every day.

Cons

Stability is unclear. Several recent rounds of lay-offs have tanked morale. Focused on sales such that product development is taking a hit and becoming very slow.

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