Genentech reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,713 total reviews)
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83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Genentech has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,713 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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3.0
Jun 24, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Fun place to work. Great parties. CHeap food. Everyone is pretty friendly. There are tons of foods to choose from. The parties are great. Genentech really spends a lot of money on them. Its really hard to get in. if you have a referral to help it makes it a bit easier.

Cons

long hours, low pay, crappy location. Stock options arent what they used to be five or six years ago when I first started. They are now moving my division to singapore. So, I was almost forced to leave.

2.0
Jun 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

benefits are great close to san francisco decent work life balance cafeteria food is spectacular

Cons

too much middle management a lot of MBAs who don't know how to change a lightbulb too much process not enough growth for exceptional people. there are 7 layers for every job function.

4.0
Jun 22, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Great environment, lots of employee services. I like the casual dress, all the perks that we have, and it is a fun place to work.

Cons

Big company, lack of information. The site is so huge, it is hard to stay informed about what is going on. There may be career opportunities that we are missing out on because we just don't know about them.

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