Genentech Programmer Analyst II reviews

2.3

42% would recommend to a friend

(2 total reviews)
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Ashley Magargee

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2 reviews
1.0
Jan 3, 2011
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Pros

Pay was good and there are a lot of good people working there that were a pleasure to work with

Cons

It is a pressure cooker environment. Work comes before all else and can be very difficult to get time off. Some groups work their employees into the ground and there is very little reward.

4.0
Apr 21, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Companies so far is great. Compensation is pretty good, benefits are very good. People seem to enjoy working here. They will get whatever tool you need to do the job (software, hardware, etc)

Cons

Roche merger is murky: will benefits change? will culture change? Probably will change at least slightly for the worst, my exposure to the Swiss business culture paints them as a more rigid crew and will probably want to reign in spending and perks and bring more corporate culture to a place that still has a hint of that start-up feel. Information is not shared very well here. I am outside the main IT groups, so as a software engineer, I am constantly digging for information. With that said, people are a little naive on large projects and completely underestimate the development time.

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