ZRT Reviews

2.9

28% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)
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David Zava

33% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

ZRT has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The ZRT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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20 reviews
1.0
3 Nov 2022

Not a good spot for lab technicians

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The team camaraderie is the only reason I stuck around for as long as I did in the lab.

Cons

This company could be the poster child for nepotism, a huge red flag. Not only has nepotism allowed for individuals to get positions they are not qualified for, it has also allowed HR to turn a blind eye to inappropriate misconduct. HR did nothing about grotesque behavior being exhibited by management after it had been reported multiple times by various individuals. I discussed with colleagues about the behavior being displayed by management, and it became very clear what a long term issue this has been for the company. I even found out I was lied to about why the position I filled was open. Management had explained to me people had left due to COVID, but it turns out half the team had been fired, a decision that did not sit well with the remainder of the team... While I was working here, a higher up individual in the lab was fired for seemingly no reason. This was like the 4th person to be fired in 6 months. When the team confronted management about this individual getting fired, we were told it was for business reasons. Funny enough, when we asked business related questions, like who would be taking over this person's work, management was unable to provide an answer. It became very clear many of us were seen as replaceable by management and many of us started to fear getting fired every time we came into the office. I highly recommend steering clear of ZRT. I genuinely wish I had never worked here or stepped foot in the building (toxic masculinity would be the best way to sum it up). Both my mental and physical health struggled while I was here, maybe that is why they offer decent health benefits. There are many labs in the Portland metro area, many of whom know the horrendous reputation created by the ZRT Laboratory management, so do yourself a favor and do not work here!

3.0
12 July 2016

Good Company but no room to Advance

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great Benefits: Medical; Dental; 401k; ST and LT Disability

Cons

Poor communication, some members of senior management are very controlling and not open to ideas that are not their own, no where to advance within company.

4.0
3 July 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Employees were granted an enormous amount of freedom in structuring their days as long as the lab results were in by the specified time. Want to go on a run for lunch? That's fine as long as you're on schedule with your sample prep and loading. Want to take an extended afternoon break? Fine if your on schedule. Want to leave early? Finish your testing early. This really made for an awesome and adaptable work environment. The employees in the lab were mostly good and fun to work with.

Cons

Shortly after I started working there, the lab manager moved to a different company. There was then a period of serious instability in the lab. The saliva lab smells awful, but there isn't much that can be done about the smell. On heavy test load days, the lab employees can get totally swamped with sample prep and loading. I had lots of experience doing research and turned over a lot of good research projects, but a lot of my time was allocated to running production assays.

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