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

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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1.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of data, interesting problems.

Cons

Some of the most nasty, cruel, petty, stupid people I've ever met work at this company. The sheer volume of meetings I had with people who were actively sneering at me was incredible. Day to day was usually unpleasant, could be downright hostile and filled with argument.

1.0
Jan 17, 2026

Used to be nice now AI ruined everything

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I will say before 2022 it is a good company

Cons

Now it is just everything about AI , everything else is limited and not valued very well, and the town hall used to allow people to raise questions publicly now it is totally a show and was set up in a way that no one is dare to raise any question

3.0
Aug 19, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are great and the campus is top notch Work-Life balance was the best I ever had. Independent Contributor is actually really independent.

Cons

Genentech is unfortunately in decline. I had 6 managers in 10 years...crazy turnover and upheavals/confusion constantly. The C-suite caliber is very underwhelming. Product Development leadership has been especially chaotic. Most PD leaders put in 1-2 years and then leave for other companies, selling their "transformation" efforts as successes. We see what you are doing and we are not amused by your scorched earth approach. Genentech leadership, even if they wanted to, have no power over their Swiss overlords. In the meantime, US Business Consulting companies are making bank to generate the Pharma Visions and roadmaps of impractical agile organizational transformations. The rolling layoffs are being sold as strategic decisions but they have been completely outsourced, of course they are, and were pretty random. Not only has Genentech suffered braindrain for years due to the Transformation chaos, with these numerous, apparentely random? layoffs they let a bunch of experts go without anyone at Genentech reviewing the Consulting company's list of selected individuals. I hate conspiracies but is Roche trying to kill Genentech by a thousand little cuts until nobody wants to work there and they can shut the whole place down? What a clown car.

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Genentech Response
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Thank you for your candid review. Glad to hear that you appreciated the benefits, campus, and work-life balance at Genentech. We acknowledge your concerns regarding leadership turnover, organizational transformations, and strategic decisions, and understand how these issues can affect your experience and sense of stability within the company. In the context of an evolving healthcare landscape, we are evaluating our operations to ensure we remain well-positioned to meet the needs of patients today and deliver on our pipeline of new medicines in the future. While adjustments in processes are sometimes necessary to maintain agility, we deeply value our employees and regret if you did not feel supported during your time here. We strive to be a company where every employee feels valued and heard. Your insights will be shared with the leadership team to help us improve.
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