Genentech reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,718 total reviews)
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Ashley Magargee

83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Genentech has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,718 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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4.0
Dec 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They truly focus on patient.

Cons

Recent cutbacks and "transparency" by management was very poor. Newly appointed upper management appears clueless on running the sales/business side.

4.0
Dec 7, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technology for sales staff (iPhones, Macs, etc.) Forward thinking Great products Leader in biotech

Cons

Don't know how to go about doing a layoff

4.0
Nov 29, 2010

Great place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work. The compensation is nice along with their benefits. People are friendly and their training is very extensive. Generally like to promote from within.

Cons

No much room for growth. Although raises happen often, it might take a few lateral movements before you can move vertically. From my experiences, however, the pay scale for out sourcing is so much higher than hiring internally. Work for the company for a little bit, go somewhere else and then come back and you will get paid at least 10% more.

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