No reason to work hard. - Manufacturing Technician Genentech Employee Review

3.0
Feb 10, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent training and exposure to medical industry Good benefits for direct hire "blue badge" employees Oceanside facility is impressive Opportunities to learn manufacturing staples such as Lean and 5S Looks good on a resume for future jobs

Cons

Contractor positions likely won't lead to full time hire Being in the right place at the right time is more important for advancement than hard work Nepotism runs rampant Slackers are rewarded Gossip, politics, favoritism, backstabbing Multiple slow, laggy software systems bottleneck production

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2.0
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Pros

The work is meaningful and overall the company vision aligns with my goals

Cons

QA management has become inept. None of the leadership (aside from maybe one or two) truly understand the nuances of our site and jobs. They refuse to pay you more due to "budget" reasons but won't provide much information, they claim to be transparent but will make decisions behind your back and not communicate them, even if they impact you and/or your job. Leadership doesn't listen to feedback and gets defensive if you even try to give any. It honestly has become a game of politics only in QA and that's not really building any real quality culture.

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