Lynntech Reviews

3.1

54% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)

Lynntech

46% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Lynntech has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 76 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lynntech employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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76 reviews
1.0
16 Jun 2015

"Lynntech is where careers go to die."

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you can work here you can work anywhere, and for a lot more money with a lot less gruff.

Cons

You will be constantly nit-picked by inept middle-management types. Supervisors will foist their reports and budgets on you and literally stand over your shoulder while you work. Upper Management knows nothing about science or research and is only interested in bilking employees for as many hours in-office as they can. You will work more hours than is reasonable and will not be compensated for it. Management cannot budget itself, so you will be expected to pick up their slack by paying drastic overhead costs leaving little-to-nothing to purchase necessary supplies, chemicals, and testing procedures or to pay your employees. There is a pronounced preference for yes-men and stiff necks (military types), so much so that hiring at the mid-level and above are not based upon competency or merit and you will be expected to do those jobs in addition to your own while ceding credit. You will be micro-managed in everything and given nothing. Management actually has bullies who make fun of employees. Basic family obligations are frowned upon and you will be demeaned by management for not putting the company above all else. Salary and benefits are drastically below what is comparable for work performed, even in the "small town" of CSTX.

3.0
11 Jul 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Wide array of technologies, smart people, and decent collaboration among chemists, biochemists, and engineers. Most people will work on a variety of projects and technologies, so you won't get too bored with any one topic.

Cons

Most people are under appreciated, there are easily identifiable glass ceilings, pay rates are low for this region of the nation (based on ACS data). The company is very top heavy with management. Also, the company is an SBIR proposal mill, happy to live off of government contracts, with empty promises to push products to market with zero intention of actually doing so. At best, the company may consider licensing a product to another company or spinning off a company, but this has not happened in a long time. Additionally, overhead rates make it very difficult to apply enough man-hours and supplies into a project to build it to a stage where a product could actually go to market. Most all projects are managed by senior (PhD level) people with little management experience and occasionally poor social skills (they're smart people, but poor managers). Finally, not many opportunities for personal growth and other training here. Typically, only senior-level people are allowed to go to conferences.

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Lynntech Response
11y
As part of the HR leadership for Lynntech I am saddened by this review. Over the last 3 years, Lynntech has invested heavily in the creation of market driven salary ranges for all positions based on reliable and employer reported data. ACS data has been reviewed on several occasions and it has not been reliable when applied to geographic areas and individual job descriptions. Further, the company has invested in structured career paths to eliminate any glass ceilings and have encouraged employee input at all levels of the organization. We welcome any employee or job candidate to visit with HR personnel about our pay grades and compensation strategy. Most disturbing to HR is the statement, “with empty promises to push products to market with zero intention of actually doing so.” Our executive team has spent countless hours and effort in aligning our company with the resources needed to excel in reaching the goal of commercializing new products. Over a dozen team meetings were held, and continue to be held with new employees, concerning the company strategies for the realization of these efforts. The company is closer to the goal than ever before in several areas. Lynntech is a small company performing cutting edge research and as such expects technical leaders to be involved in people leadership while also providing professional, service oriented human resource, accounting, IT, and program management resources. All executive and HR personnel have an open door policy and encourage all staff to utilize this when they have questions or concerns. Research and development of new ideas and concepts is not for everyone, but our diverse team of scientists and engineers are always seeking new individuals to work with in a robust environment of successful SBIR programs.
1.0
6 Dec 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Good way to gain experience on many different technologies.

Cons

Poor overall management including, but not limited to, poor business planning, little respect towards employees, fringe benefits at best, misleading employees about benefits, and strict hourly requirements. Resources are lacking and decisions are made for short term prevention only, foregoing any long-term planning. Best way to describe the company is "penny wise but dollar foolish".

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