Genentech reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,713 total reviews)
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Ashley Magargee

83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Genentech has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,713 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Genentech employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Nov 4, 2022

Challenging company overall

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Pros

Company has good benefits, great facilities and conveniences on campus, and does hire select very high potential people. Largely remains a scientifically strong organization

Cons

Don't rely on HR to deliver on their "employee promise" - they are there to cater to senior leadership and protect their proteges, even when those clearly display misogynistic tendencies. Never hear from HR during hiring process - resumes go into the HR black hole. And if you do get considered, they make you feel like you should be thrilled that they graced you with their attention Promotion process is vague and caters to favorites vs. those who deliver Depending on the group, can have a very toxic bro culture, largely fostered by the leaders of those groups A lot of unqualified insecure individuals in corporate leadership roles making it a very poor environment for high performing individuals

4.0
Sep 25, 2022

Poor corporate culture has halted progress

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great co workers , great benefits, for the most part employment stability, good work and life balance

Cons

Bad things are staying bad year after year because the measure of success is just to have an idea , implement it and then shout it from roof tops to get that next promotion, No one follows up to see if the idea actually worked. Emphasis is on looking like you are doing something good rather than actually doing good. IT environment has remained a couple of decades behind , since emphasis is on doing things cheaper with no regard for the users who have to deal with the poor decision made in that arena by spending time doing workarounds. The phrase digital transformation is used a lot but in practice nothing much materializes and folks are still dependent on spreadsheets and macros. Bottom line current corporate culture is geared towards defending the status quo

2.0
Jul 24, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Postdocs are very well funded and visa support is available Some mentors are great

Cons

Career development is extremely limited - you are at a disadvantage when applying to open positions compared to external candidates

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