All fluff, no substance. Discrimination disguised as DEI. - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

1.0
Jan 26, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Apple products: MacBook and iPhone.

Cons

All fluff, no substance. You get a nice laptop and phone, they use gmail, lots of silly perks but they pay below market and benefits aren't comparable to peer pharma. Pipeline is very weak. A lot of people just sitting around not doing much. Have to live in SF Bay Area. Discrimination disguised as DEI. If you don't fit their preferred demographics, good luck.

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