Personalis Reviews

3.6

50% would recommend to a friend

(90 total reviews)

Christopher Hall

43% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Personalis has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 90 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Personalis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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90 reviews
1.0
8 Dec 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good people with good intentions, even the senior managers. Typical start up goodies: ping pong, snacks. Operations team is awesome and the managers are very smart. Company is stable.

Cons

Not strategic or set up for continued growth. Three people make all the decisions for the company down to the minutia. Unqualified people in high ranking positions because they had threatened to leave at some point. High turnover, which is suspiciously never broadcast by HR. Micro managers are plentiful.

1.0
20 Sept 2022

A scam

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The only pros I can think of are the free food and the chance of getting skills to find a better opportunity for yourself at another company.

Cons

In the beginning, this company had a lot of potentials. However, the true colors of the company are prevalent the longer you work there. There is a huge lack of interpersonal skills, horrible communication skills, higher management gossip about each other teams, no career growth, passive-aggressive behavior is evident and performed daily, and a HUGE LACK OF LEADERSHIP. Managers use their teams to make themselves look good rather than validating and giving their team members the chance to grow and learn within the company. A couple of teams within the company are ignored and left out daily. This can take a toll on a group of talented individuals who deserve better. No wonder this company has such a HUGE turnover rate. A lot of teams wanting to shadow other teams for a chance to learn new skills, get rejected due to managers being incompetent. We are people, not machines! There is no danger in taking 5 to 10 minutes to watch someone explain what their tasks are. There is a HUGE disconnect between teams that make it hard for anyone on site to be able to understand certain problems. It is expected that anyone from any team should know the things someone else knows. Responsibilities are a MESS. Certain tasks are pushed down on you that is not a part of your job description and you get gaslighted if you show any ounce of resistance. Not only are responsibilites a mess, but there is a lot of micromanagement. Managers have the audacity to ask for help on certain projects, but then make a 180 turn wanting to control every aspect of what you are assigned and treat you with disrespect. It is appalling to see the lack of work appreciation and respect between and within the teams. Do yourself a favor and look for another company to start working in biotech. Only consider working here for a short period or in times of desperation.

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Personalis Response
3y
Thanks for sharing your feedback. Wish you the best.
1.0
31 May 2022

It’s not only toxic but also there is no future for this company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free snacks, frozen food and drinks.

Cons

Where do I start: Favoritism at work is a norm. No team spirit what so ever. Constant backstabbing and gossip is a norm here. Really huge turn over no one stays in a team more than a year/year and a half. Projects are mostly for research, deadlines shift all the time. Bait and switch company. Run, run, run. Believe me there is a much better companies out there.

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Personalis Response
4y
Thank you for your comments, we appreciate the feedback. If you are willing, please contact your HR Business Partner so they dig into your concerns in more detail. The HRBP assignments were recently shared via email and are available on the intranet.
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