Good company with good benefits - Process Engineer Genentech Employee Review

4.0
May 2, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits and has good potential for growth

Cons

Some managers really don't know well about their direct reports. Promotion often is at the discretion of the manager although you are very good at your work. Many times, the manager would prefer to give you excellent performance rating instead of promotion just because he doesn't want to promote you until another 1-2 years or he doesn't think that you are ready. They will not be able to retain good employees if they don't promote them timely.

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5.0
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Patient-centric company. great culture & benefits

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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