Genentech reviews

Too many meetings, too much bureaucracy and a lot of politics. One would think that in a company as well established as Genentech that the processes would be relatively well established and streamlined. Instead, it is a bloated bureaucracy with lots of emphasis on political fiefdoms where no one is the decision maker and no consensus can be achieved. Major milestones and timelines are missed due to the inability to decide on a specific direction and teams have to parallel track multiple options at the same time. If you are am employee who simply wants to work hard and do a good job, this is not the place for you. If you like politics and trying to show other people up, you will thrive.

Has lost a noticeable amount of the Bay Area fast company feel and culture over the last few year largely due to being integrated into large pharma thinking and practices. Can be difficult to get things done, especially in a global setting. Employee Performance review process and related compensation awards out dated and does not necessarily consistently reward strong performance (ratings a based on a distribution curve).