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      Genentech

      Part of Roche

      Engaged Employer

      Genentech reviews

      3.9

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (3,717 total reviews)
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      Ashley Magargee

      83% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Genentech has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,717 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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      4K reviews
      3.0
      May 14, 2012

      Good company, but bad management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It was a nice place to work with many perks.

      Cons

      Management played favorites and messed with your bonus and stock shares if you weren't one of the chosen ones.

      4.0
      Oct 29, 2011

      A great ride, future not as certain

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Genentech attracts people who're interested in its mission, not just making money. Being mission-driven, it's easy to argue for the right decision. But being non-hierarchical, it can take time to make those decisions.

      Cons

      Being owned by Roche, and no longer having profit sharing: Roche needed new life, and bought Genentech to save itself. Roche as many more developed corporate functions, but they get in the way of the mission of the company. Because of integration with Roche, there is much more confusion about corporate goals; in the past, you could print them on a T-shirt, and up to 70% of employees knew how their own jobs connected with corporate goals (US avg = 30%). Now, I'm sure it's less.

      3.0
      Jun 7, 2011

      OK place to work at, used to be better before the merger

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits and compensation is good. However, some benefits are starting to erode due to cost cutting measures.

      Cons

      Too many initiatives that have made normal work practices daunting. Individual contributors have more responsibilities than ever yet resources are not available to assist. Currently downsizing due to business reasons.

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