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      Genentech

      Part of Roche

      Engaged Employer

      Genentech reviews

      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (3,711 total reviews)
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      Ashley Magargee

      83% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Genentech has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,711 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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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 10, 2011

      OK until recent takeover.

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits package has been the best I have experienced.

      Cons

      Recent takeover has changed focus of company, increased bureaucracy, and hinders ability to get work done in a timely fashion.

      1.0
      Jan 9, 2011

      Hypocrisy

      It programmer analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Not very demanding. There is hardly any accountability so it's easy to cruise along without working very hard (even after the recent reductions).

      Cons

      The department leadership in IT is the worst I have ever experienced by a country mile. CIO prides himself on identifying junior leaders with "potential", but has such a poor track record for the much easier task of hiring/aggressively promoting proven talent for senior management positions (many of which are total failures and he ultimately has to lay off just in order to save his own neck). Quite a few significant contributors have been overlooked for leadership opportunities (even a number of people that Genentech has paid to put through MBA programs), while others with no track record or demonstrated ability get fast tracked (and ultimately fail due to their lack of experience).

      4.0
      Jan 6, 2011

      The good old times are gone

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      decent compensation flexibility work hours try to maintain a good work environment for the employees

      Cons

      unclear promotion guidelines some upper management not in-tune what's really going on some not open-minded

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