Great company! Big company = slow career advancement - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

3.0
Mar 30, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The culture is everything you've heard about. We have parties, concerts, and there are lots of fun things to do. There's an onsite gym. The benefits are the best I have seen.

Cons

You job is very specialized as opposed to a smaller company where you wear many hats. Your ability to shine is limited to your function, which can make it difficult to get promoted.

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5.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Great salary and team! The interview process was smooth and effective.

Cons

To be determined, but so far many alignment meetings. Some folks have frustuations around the re-org and strategy changes.

2.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

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.

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