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3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

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Ashley Magargee

83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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1.0
May 22, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The facility has decent equipment.

Cons

If you're thinking about working at Genentech Hillsboro, especially as an hourly employee or third-party vendor, run the other direction. This site has a disturbing culture where you're pressured-sometimes outright forced-to work overtime without pay, in direct violation of labor laws and their own policies. Breaks? Good luck. You're expected to power through long shifts with no rest and no compensation, and if you say no, you're punished or made out to be the problem. Despite being hourly, you're treated like salaried staff-expected to stay late, work weekends and be "flexible"-with zero additional compensation. Management knows it's happening. It's not an accident. It's baked into the way this site operates. There is a silent expectation here: work for free, or you're not a team player. If you're looking for a place that respects your time, pays you fairly and follows basic labor laws, this isn't it.

2.0
Apr 23, 2025

Nice Company, Bad Management, Downhill Culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay, great benefits, and the local employees I work with are all very talented and kind and genuine and caring.

Cons

Management for my team is in Switzerland which means the managers are disconnected from the work my whole team does. I thought it might just be me but after discussing with others, I have learned that this is a team wide issue. I would advise you to look at your team structure before accepting an offer. If your management structure will not be based out of the location you are working from, odds are you will be misheard and treated like an afterthought. Further, from a leadership perspective, I have seen a dilution of what used to make Genentech so unique. There has been a progressive roll back of the fun benefits that made Genentech stand out from all the rest. I would say although Genentech is a great place filled with amazing individuals, odds are you'll be treated better working for a different company

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