Genentech reviews

Genentech is very close to the point of being just like any other large corporation. The bureaucracy is at an all time high. Once the economy bounces back, employees will be bouncing. Most of management is dishonest-Genentech only cares about one thing-it's not the employees, nor the patients. The morale for the majority of employees has dropped significantly. For years GNE was in the top 10 of Fortunes best companies to work for. Even got #1 in 2006. This year down to #35. Working its way off the list. GNE used to strongly promote a "work-life balance" environment. Now its all about running lean. Promotions usually based on one's ability to kiss management butt, not performance. Which is a shame because there are a lot of hard working honest employees who put the job they're doing first.

Being originally from the midwest the worst thing about working at Genentech is having to work in a very expensive region of California. The real estate market in the bay area is particularly high and would make owning a house very difficult.