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Talented colleagues hindered by poor communication and bureaucracy - Scientist Arbor Biotechnologies Employee Review

1.0
18 Jun 2026
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Pros

Talented colleagues, some great and effective managers who truly care about the development of their direct reports

Cons

Pervasive communication issues within teams, between groups, and top-down. Lots of conflict within leadership team and a culture of blame-pushing and lack of accountability when things go wrong. Recognition and promotion practices are drastically unequal - what group/project you are part of determined recognition more than anything. Outsized HR involvement in virtually every process of the company adds a layer of bureaucracy and unnecessarily slows processes down. Performative DE&I led to low employee participation across the board.

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5.0
22 Feb 2026
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Pros

Amazing company culture Strong interdepartmental communication Excellant leadership Exciting research

Cons

Rather small company; still growing

2.0
29 May 2026
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Pros

Overall good compensation package and benefits

Cons

The C-suite has turned over almost entirely in the past few years, which says a lot. The CEO wants to control everything, but paradoxically has no consistent direction. Leadership's idea of cost control is monitoring snack consumption rather than thinking about where the company is headed. One of the biggest issues is favoritism. Early employees are openly called "old Arbor" and that group gets treated differently, full stop. HR and culture programming look good on paper, but doesn't reflect how things actually work. The overall culture is top-down and pretty patriarchal..

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