Good benefits, too much process - Group Manager Genentech Employee Review

3.0
Apr 17, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Pay - End of year shutdown - Some bright colleagues - Some SR mgmt quite engaging

Cons

- Some colleagues just coasting especially those who stayed but could've taken a recent severance package offering - Burdensome process to get stuff done - Some higher level middle mgmt (Dir / Sr Dir) seem to be focused on empire building vs really doing what makes the most sense

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Pros

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Cons

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