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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
      4.0
      Dec 7, 2010

      Good place to work

      Medical representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cutting edge technology for sales staff (iPhones, Macs, etc.) Forward thinking Great products Leader in biotech

      Cons

      Don't know how to go about doing a layoff

      4.0
      Nov 29, 2010

      Great place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work. The compensation is nice along with their benefits. People are friendly and their training is very extensive. Generally like to promote from within.

      Cons

      No much room for growth. Although raises happen often, it might take a few lateral movements before you can move vertically. From my experiences, however, the pay scale for out sourcing is so much higher than hiring internally. Work for the company for a little bit, go somewhere else and then come back and you will get paid at least 10% more.

      3.0
      Nov 20, 2010

      Oil and Water

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Wonderful people Interesting projects Close to San Francisco Airport Casual work environment Lots of Training Opportunities iPhone Shuttle to drive you around campus Cafeteria

      Cons

      Unfair promotion policies Because of cliques, you can feel left out / undervaled They delivered the big OE announcement but there were so many unknowns. I feel like they know exactly WHO is going to get laid off and they aren't telling. It is like they want to use people up and then dump them. It is hard to "drink" the kool-aid when you know the big wigs are just blowing a lot of hot air. Mixing the Roche and Genentech culture is as sucsessful as mixing oil and water. I would know Art if I saw him walking down the street. Art was more involved and in touch. Who is Ian?

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