Over it - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

2.0
Aug 18, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Diverse workplace and opportunities to work in different areas of the company

Cons

Its Roche- a big global pharma company. the creative and innovative vibe of yore is dead due to corporate bean counting. corporate politics that go beyond the pale, poor decision making as a result of poor leadership and aforementioned politics, too many meetings and too many committees to make a single decision, wastes time and resources.

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