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Katalyst Surgical

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The best of times/The worst of times - Anonymous employee Katalyst Surgical Employee Review

2.0
4 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working at offers a lot of valuable, transferable experience. There are many brilliant minds who work there, and the products are very innovative in concept. The CEO is a very brilliant man with a wealth of knowledge. Many friendly faces are all around as well. Hourly employees can take solace in a steady 7:00-3:30 schedule (30 minute lunch, two 10 minute breaks). As long as you are reliable and pay attention to your work, you will be safe.

Cons

The management style of the company is very cut-throat, and has a very dictatorial feel to it. Ethics are often overlooked in pursuit of cutting costs, and being that this the medical industry, this is quite disturbing. There is a massive communication gap that exists between the multiple branches of the business. Rather than any mitigation attempts, only anger and frustration results during meetings. Blame is often tossed from person to person. Employees are pitted against one another as a means of rising to the top. The concept of a salary is a means of further abuse, where an employee is overworked and underpaid. If your tasks are not completed, you can be expected to work the weekend or face verbal destruction in a morning meeting. Hourly employees can expect to never receive a review or pay increase, unless moved to salary. It is then called a "raise" which means no restriction on the amount of hours worked. Mathematically, you're often better off in an hourly position. The turnover rate is extremely high for this company. If someone was terminated, it was often public. Others typically left after enduring the last bit of humiliation, stress, or anger that one could contain.

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Katalyst Surgical Response
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First, I would like to apologize for our tardy reply. We are taking your feedback seriously. As such, if you have anything that you would like to discuss feel free to reach out at j.tintes@katalystsurgical.com, we appreciate you honestly and wish you much luck! Thanks! Katalyst Surgical HR

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