Nice Company, Bad Management, Downhill Culture - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

2.0
Apr 23, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great pay, great benefits, and the local employees I work with are all very talented and kind and genuine and caring.

Cons

Management for my team is in Switzerland which means the managers are disconnected from the work my whole team does. I thought it might just be me but after discussing with others, I have learned that this is a team wide issue. I would advise you to look at your team structure before accepting an offer. If your management structure will not be based out of the location you are working from, odds are you will be misheard and treated like an afterthought. Further, from a leadership perspective, I have seen a dilution of what used to make Genentech so unique. There has been a progressive roll back of the fun benefits that made Genentech stand out from all the rest. I would say although Genentech is a great place filled with amazing individuals, odds are you'll be treated better working for a different company

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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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