Used to be a great company, still good but not the same - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review
4.0
Mar 21, 2018
Anonymous employee
Current employee, more than 10 years
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Close to home, sabbatical given, great people to work with,
Cons
Culture has changed since acquisition by Roche, lots of talented experience people have since left. benefits are nowhere to what it was, stock price sucks.
Genentech Response
8y
Thank you for sharing your review. In our pursuit to address unmet medical needs, we believe in the importance of supporting and nurturing the rich culture that has made us who we are today. As we continue to evolve, transformation is a part of growth, however, our commitment to science, patients and people will always remain at the forefront of what we do. Thank you again for your review and for your 10+ year at Genentech. If you have any more recommendations to share with our management team, please reach out to your HR business partner or manager.
The work is meaningful and overall the company vision aligns with my goals
Cons
QA management has become inept. None of the leadership (aside from maybe one or two) truly understand the nuances of our site and jobs. They refuse to pay you more due to "budget" reasons but won't provide much information, they claim to be transparent but will make decisions behind your back and not communicate them, even if they impact you and/or your job. Leadership doesn't listen to feedback and gets defensive if you even try to give any. It honestly has become a game of politics only in QA and that's not really building any real quality culture.