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      Genentech

      Part of Roche

      Engaged Employer

      Genentech reviews

      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (3,710 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 3,710 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
      5.0
      Mar 22, 2010

      Great place to work until....

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible schedule Innovative Work has a purpose as helping patients

      Cons

      Does not promote working remotely Painful annual review process

      3.0
      Mar 17, 2010

      Lots of changes- not for the better

      Associate director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This place still has some of the smartest people in the industry. My legacy Genentech teams are data driven and goal oriented with good camaraderie. There remains a strong sense of purpose, placing the good of the patient above all else. I am well compensated (for now) and the campus is beautiful.

      Cons

      Since we integrated with Roche, there has been a dramatic shift in overall culture to a one that is market and revenue driven. This has created significant disagreements within the new “integrated” teams that have both legacy Roche and Genentech members. Roche management style is vastly different from Genentech’s. Feedback is almost nil and there is little to no mentorship. Our department head is more concerned with amassing power than with improving either the department or the work life of the employees in it. It is completely demotivating. This trickles down so that many employees are more interested in high profile committee work than their actual work, placing an undue burden on those that still want to do a good job. The protection of European employees is at the cost of the US employees who have no such protections. Some departments seem to have fared better than others but ours is completely changed.

      3.0
      Mar 16, 2010

      Great place to work for but not much growth ahead for starters and low level employees.

      Research associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great time flexibility and some of the smartest people to work with. Free espresso and coffee machines all over the campus and great gym. You get paid to ride the bus by Genentech and again reimbursed by the state.

      Cons

      No growth or opportunity for promotion. Saturated with too many mid and upper level managers. Research Associates are made to work very hard.

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