Great Work/Life Balance - Lab Technician POET Employee Review

4.0
3 Jul 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great coworkers, fun experiences, very positive environment, great upward mobility and lateral mobility, fast acting company. With over 30+ facilities, I can always reach out to one of them/corporate research with problems and everyone is always helpful. We get good enough profit sharing and bonuses, just enough to keep people around.

Cons

Healthcare cost is out of control, 123$/paycheck for an individual 528$/paycheck for a family. Outrageous. Poet only matches 4% on the 401k portion. You only accrue 5.5-ish hours of vacation/sick time per pay period. Large amount of turnover in the operations department. It's either you've been here for 10+ years or you just started in the last 6 months. New faces all the time. Top management might be getting out of touch.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

Best environment I have ever worked in, you can tell that Poet cares about its employees, I enjoyed going to work.

Cons

You need to be able to pick up on things quickly, the job involves a lot of going with the flow and figuring things out.

1.0
12 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly coworkers at first Initial team camaraderie

Cons

Poor management practices Lack of organization and clear expectations Micromanagement Unprofessional handling of confidential employee information Job responsibilities frequently outside the stated role

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POET Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. At POET, we are committed to maintaining a professional workplace where team members are treated with respect and where clear expectations, accountability, and confidentiality are core standards across our operations. We also want to clarify that team member compensation and personnel records are maintained within secure electronic HR systems rather than physical documents, and access to that information is strictly restricted in accordance with company policy. The situation described does not align with the processes we have in place to protect confidential information. Individual experiences can vary, and we encourage team members to raise questions or concerns through the appropriate internal channels so they can be reviewed and addressed in a timely and constructive way. Our focus remains on supporting a collaborative, purpose-driven environment where team members can contribute, grow, and succeed. — POET
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