Genentech reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,709 total reviews)
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83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Genentech has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,709 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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4.0
Dec 11, 2012

Overall good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Awesome mission. - Extremely intelligent people. - Flexible environment. - Treats employees well. - Casual. - Great benefits.

Cons

- Highly competitive selection process. Must be persistent to get a job. - Can be very bureaucratic.

4.0
Nov 27, 2012

Overall Positive

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

• Still a highly profitable growth story in an industry with few left, though leveling out • Intellectually rich environment • A pretty open environment with opportunity to innovate • Heading in the right direction strategically • Great place for ambitious women

Cons

• "We can do it better than anyone" culture leading to continuous reinvention of the wheel in areas where little to no innovation is possible • Highly nepotistic environment in pockets with little regard for qualifications or suitability to level • Difficult to assimilate and penetrate existing cliques and preferred candidate networks (Longtime Genentech vs new to Genenetech)

5.0
Nov 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good environment, relaxed environment. great people to work for

Cons

, less growth, less communication, not very organize work fow

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