Great benefits, not so great in terms of career opportunities, fairness, job satisfaction - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

3.0
Sep 14, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great benefits, good with time off, good pay. The overall mission of the company is good and the drugs have helped a lot of people

Cons

Some departments have good management but others have horrible management. My group had trouble with micromanagement, favoritism and pigeonholing employees. The group leadership often had no idea of what the actual demands of the jobs were and policies were made without consulting the end users. There was little opportunity for networking or advancement. We also had to work a lot of hours

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5.0
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Pros

Great salary and team! The interview process was smooth and effective.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

The work is meaningful and overall the company vision aligns with my goals

Cons

QA management has become inept. None of the leadership (aside from maybe one or two) truly understand the nuances of our site and jobs. They refuse to pay you more due to "budget" reasons but won't provide much information, they claim to be transparent but will make decisions behind your back and not communicate them, even if they impact you and/or your job. Leadership doesn't listen to feedback and gets defensive if you even try to give any. It honestly has become a game of politics only in QA and that's not really building any real quality culture.

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