Portfolio Gap - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

1.0
Aug 30, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Hard working smart people committed to patients Good salaries and benefits Flexible working now actively encouraged

Cons

Some big product failures mean there is a 4 year gap in the portfolio Senior Management masqueradading job cutting as an 'agile transformation'. Top talent seeing through the smoke and mirrors and jumping ship while a lot of mediocre middle managers hang on to their jobs for dear life Speaking truth to power will curtail careers

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5.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

To be determined, but so far many alignment meetings. Some folks have frustuations around the re-org and strategy changes.

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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