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      Genentech

      Part of Roche

      Engaged Employer

      Genentech reviews

      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (3,709 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 3,709 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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      4K reviews
      2.0
      May 18, 2016

      Sr Instrument Tech

      Senior instrumentation technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Three weeks of vacation starting out. But that's as much as you'll get. If you last six years, you get those three weeks plus a 6 week sabbatical. Sick time off is paid and limitless, practically speaking. In my time there every single person in my department missed at least one entire week of work by being sick, save for one guy. You call in sick for a week? No one bats an eyelash.

      Cons

      Politics galore. Good ol' boy networking, politically correct style. Wages are artificially held low by a ridiculous algorithm referred to as The Curve. If you complain about your wage or your raise, you are referred to The Curve as the culprit. When you are new you get the largest raises; when you are seasoned, you get pennies per hour as raises. Also, they have to pick people to not meet expectations during review time, which means someone will have to take the knife in the back and give up the pitiful bonus and raise for the year. Management is deceitful, duplicitous, and arrogant. There is a lot of pretend and role playing, things said and done for appearance's sake alone. Competition between departments for raises and promotions is cut throat by design, but on the other hand they'll tell you we are one team.....from what I heard in my time there, things started to go south when Roche bought them out. Before Roche, it was a delightful company to work for. Now? Well, it depends on who you know and how well you can play that hideous game. I wouldn't go back to work for Genentech at twice the hourly wage I made there. Not ever.

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      Genentech Response
      10y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave this review, your honesty and candor is greatly appreciated. We are sorry that you had a negative experience during your time here at Genentech. Many of our former employees are able to leave with positive thoughts about their time at Genentech, but ultimately experiences will vary throughout the company. Our goal is that employees feel they are challenged and inspired every day and of course that they are heard. We hope you are enjoying your new place of work. Thanks again for your feedback.
      5.0
      Jan 22, 2016

      CLonical Specialist

      Senior cos
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Awesome company with great benefits

      Cons

      Promotions are political and there are several layers.

      2.0
      May 31, 2015

      Not such a great place to work

      Reimbursement specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits, Choices of Benefit packages, 401K match is great, Vacation time, Casual Dress, Pay

      Cons

      Since the Roche take over: Extremely overworked staff in the Access Solutions Department specifically. Little work, life balance. Lots of overtime is required and mandatory. Poorly chosen supervisors. Lack of transparency and lies coming from supervisors. High turnover with contractors. Contractors typically are not adequately skilled prior to being "hired" and employees are expected to train them while also being held to hard to attain metrics. Metrics are the focus, quality no longer matters. It's all about the money not the patient. However this is not what you will be told. It is evident once you begin to be accountable for hitting your numbers. People cheat supervisors are aware of it and do nothing to correct it. Supervisors are not looking out for the best interest of the team they are looking for the best interest of themselves. Patients do not get the quality they deserve based on the description of the services they are being offered. High school type atmosphere with managers having "pet employees", lots of cliques. Big brother is watching. If you do not fit the ideal the company has they will find a way to get rid of you.

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