Pros
- Decent place to get experience as a fresh grad or anyone with no prior lab experience - Lots of potential OT - They will never be out of business based on their customer base
Cons
- Very long hours - Lots of samples that come same day need to be processed and analyzed by the end of the day (even samples that come in at 3PM need to be processed (1-6 hours, depending on your prep process) and need to output data before 7PM, sometimes earlier if it's a preferred client. - Management can be intimidating to talk to or just not available. You'll have to rely on your peers for assistance but only if they also know the test you need to perform. -Sometimes management will berate you if you're doing too much OT, even if it it came at the cost of you processing samples they deemed to be rushes (aka highest priority status samples) - Not really flexible about moving departments if you're interested in something else - fumehoods constantly broken, ceiling leaks occasionally. - no air conditioning for lab spaces, you're either freezing or burning up based on outdoor temps