Ok to get experience and move on... lost its mojo years ago - Senior Manager Genentech Employee Review

3.0
Apr 15, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, 401k, great people to work with

Cons

Management already knows who they want to get ahead. It is very hard to break out of a role because the favorites are already slotted for the position you want to move to... best advice is to get 5 years of experience, and don’t be afraid to move on if you get that feeling you aren’t going anywhere. It isn’t you, it is them. Even in-role promotions require consensus decision making, you probably didn’t think that getting promoted would be that hard, but one day you realize it isn’t going to happen.

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Cons

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2.0
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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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