Genentech reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,713 total reviews)
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83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Genentech has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,713 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
Sep 8, 2014

used to be great....before Roche

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I love the Genentech culture, very pro-employee; however, Roche is changing that.

Cons

Roche's Swiss bean-counters ruined a wonderful company. outsourced every R&D position to Quintiles and now they are in trouble trying to keep up with work. would not be surprised if an FDA audit found multiple issues/defects with site/product oversight.

3.0
Jul 11, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Having worked in operations for eight years in Vacaville, South San Francisco and Oceanside, South San Francisco is by far the best location and still has a strong Genentech culture, Outside of San Francisco the culture is less noticeable, but in general People are nice, benefits are good not great. Ho-Ho's are nice , work can be challenging, co-workers are supportive

Cons

Working in Vacaville or Oceanside pay is low, stock options are almost non existent, weak culture, poor management, management shoots from the hip with no clear plan or strategies. Managers are not leaders but "yes" men and women. Nearly impossible to advance to a new position unless you are part of the "in crowd". If you want the five star rating work in South San Francisco, Vacaville and Oceanside are disappointments.

2.0
Jun 4, 2014

Genentech is no longer the same

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good place to work.

Cons

Limited opportunities for career growth People are extremely arrogant No great managers as before HR favors upper management and not employees

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