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      Make sure you will work well with your boss / co-workers before deciding to accept a position! - Research Associate Genentech Employee Review

      3.0
      Jul 19, 2010
      Research associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Great pay 2. Great benefits 3. Recognize years worked

      Cons

      1. Horrible HR system (VERY disorganized and UNinformed) 2. If you have a 'challenging' boss, employee can easily be 'forced out' due to unfair representation. 3. Work and life balance NOT present as company claims it to be. 4. Follow-up to #3 - continuously pushed with increasing workloads to accomplish more and more. 5. Flexible / reasonable hours do NOT exist. 6. South San Francisco (SSF) isn't the greatest place ('shady') to headquarter a premier company. 7. Follow-up to #6 - company location makes for a LONG, jammed commute from ANY direction. 8. SSF headquarters is expanding too much and too quickly for its own good. Takes time to get from point A to point B.

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      5.0
      Jun 6, 2026
      Principal scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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
      Qa specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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