Genentech reviews

They strive so much on work life balance , you hardly see people working in this campus. People come and go as often as they want and there are slackers and time pass employees in every group. Most work is out sourced in post clinical trails and the full time employees just are very much incompetent. The consultants do the majority of the work.

-Opaque promotion process. Although people are encouraged to voice their opinions, there is a subtle and unspoken mantra that you have to conform to the Genentech way of doing things. In the commercial organization it helps if you were in a fraternity or sorority. -Lot of lateral movements needed to get a breath of experience as roles are specialized. -Lot of your success at Genentech depends on your relationship with your manager and not necessarily the quality of your work. Heavy premium placed on how well you navigate the "informal network" of insiders within the organization. -"The Past Does Not Equal to the Future". Genentech's past success and leadership, especially in the cancer therapeutics area, had lulled it into a false sense of security and a feeling that they will continue to "own" that market. Only now are they realizing that other more nimble companies unencumbered by their legacy are beating them when it comes to innovation and new standards of care. -Roche processes are stifling and detracting from value added work.