Genentech reviews

Hard work and dedication is not rewarded or recognized at the company by management. It's a good environment to work in if you want to get paid for basically showing up to work. Many people at the company do very little or nothing all day and get away with it because management has no clue or they're too busy trying to climb the ladder to really care what goes on. If you are good at promoting yourself and playing the political game you will rise to the top quickly.

Senior management seem unaware of how competitive it is below them. Promotion opportunities are limited. Everyone takes a title cut to work at GNE. Even though there is lip service to pushing decision making down to lowest possible level, sr. management tends to micromanage everything. Very uncertain atmosphere since Roche takeover. Lots of great people have left in the last 8 months, including virtually all major players from the former GNE Exec. Comm.