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      Genentech

      Part of Roche

      Engaged Employer

      Genentech reviews

      3.9

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (3,716 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 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,716 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
      3.0
      Jun 28, 2019

      Depends on what you're looking for

      Senior site reliability engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great perks and work/life balance. stability, care about personal development. Great if you're at a stage of your career where you are looking for a solid, stable job that lets you have time for a family/hobbies.

      Cons

      Wasn't challenging at all, not all departments are pushing boundaries and innovative. Just a good job, but difficult to be passionate about. If you're on the R&D or production side, maybe it's more enjoyable. Also since being bought by Roche, things seem to have changed (not necessarily for the better). If you're younger and want to get ahead, this is not a great place.

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      Genentech Response
      6y
      Thank you for leaving us a review. We’re glad to hear that you were able to experience positive work-life harmony during your time here. Since we were founded in 1976, our culture has been a pivotal part of our DNA and will always be. Although some changes have occurred since our merger with Roche, we’ll never forget where we began and will continue to create an environment where our employees can do their best work. We want our employees to feel passionate and challenged by their work and we’re sorry to hear that wasn’t your experience while working here. Thank you again for sharing your comments with us.
      5.0
      May 21, 2019

      Great culture

      Technical manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunities for growth, work life balance

      Cons

      Loosing focus, talent retention is poor

      3.0
      May 13, 2019

      More about money than employees

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It used to be a good company.

      Cons

      It is no longer a good company.

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