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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 demographic groups

      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
      1.0
      Jan 27, 2011

      Most Managers are really clueless and only out for themselves and their own personal growth.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Great science - There are some very hard working people

      Cons

      - Lots and lots of bull - Favoritism is rampant - Some get promoted for being social butterflies - Someone comes back from Leave and right away promoted. Very unfair to those who worked! - Jobs are posted even though hiring managers already have their pick! Outsiders getting hired at higher positions even though they are not qualified. - Extremely unfair promotions. No wonder people are starting to leave on their own.

      2.0
      Jan 16, 2011

      Great Place to Not Work

      It manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easy Job: there's hardly any accountability so not much is required on the delivery end; most weeks can usually get by with working 30 hours or less Great Benefits & Salary As many business class flights to HQ in Europe as you want

      Cons

      No hope for promotion or advancement either above or below--senior management is dead set in its ways and will not change; the best you can do as a manager is watch out for yourself and do what's acceptible. If you are a true people manager and identify/relate to your reports this may not be the best place for you to work.

      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).

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