Good place to be, but not great. - Senior Laboratory Technician Roche Employee Review

4.0
Jul 22, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- This is a great company to cut one's teeth at if you're a recent graduate. If you're able to make it to Direct-hire status the pay and benefits can be extremely favorable. - Speaking of benefits, one major thing you can use those benefits for is to further your education if you so desire. They have a very generous tuition assistance program. - Just about everyone here is genuinely friendly, and more than willing to help out your group with something should the need arise.

Cons

- Admittedly, the culture that this company loves to talk up is sometimes cringeworthy. - Realistically, there is very little chance, particularly with the recent hiring surge followed by a hiring freeze, that you will be able to move up within the organization. This is usually the case with most companies anymore, but for a company that preaches the personal development of its employees, it is hypocritical. - Management is not connected with the employees within the labs. They make decisions at times that are to the active detriment of such employees. I will say that normally management is fine, but they have made some decisions that have left me scratching my head to an extent.

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Roche Response
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Thanks for taking time to share your view. Every employee deserves great leaders. We expect all of Roche's leaders to inspire and motivate employees in their team and support them by offering opportunities to continually discover, learn, develop and excel. Roche is continuously striving to offer employees a variety of possibilities for development, e.g. insights into other areas of work or internal training. All employees have the possibility to make use of the offers and develop their skills. In addition there are regular check-ins with leaders to discuss your goals and needs. We encourage you to profit from these offers. We’re pleased with the progress we’ve made in Roche’s company culture, and this is an ongoing, living process, a journey of discovery and collaboration. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future within our company.

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