Not the Roche it used to be : It has become toxic - Senior Test Engineer Roche Employee Review

3.0
May 4, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Modern and well-maintained office infrastructure Competitive pay structures

Cons

Pervasive office politics and excessive micromanagement Declining employee-friendly policies and culture Recent sudden layoffs have increased anxiety and job insecurity Shrinking teams with increasing workload People are being told to either accept that they are “paid above market” or leave No longer a company for long-term stability or growth Despite being a pharma company, employee health checkups have been downgraded to basic blood tests—no major screenings like cardiac evaluations Mandatory 3-day office policy enforced with tight attendance monitoring—even for employees logging 10+ hours daily Basic amenities like stationery have been removed; employees have to scramble even for a pen or notepad in urgent meetings The overall environment is not mentally supportive or healthy High internal uncertainty—not the right time to join

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5.0
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Good team with collaborative environment.

Cons

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3.0
Apr 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent Employee Benefits and beautiful facilities

Cons

As a seasoned quality professional I could not recommend enough that you stay far away from this company. The entire Global Quality program is run on gaslighting. Procedures are vague and cryptic and the management solution is always to just copy and paste from another site. You will be told to "speak up" and its an open and collaborative environment, but that could not be further from the truth. Roche is a toxic environment that is run by cliques that pick and choose who gets to succeed. If you dare to speak up you're targeted and ostracized. If you want to succeed there you just need to nod head in agreement and try to follow the cryptic task that is gonna set you up for failure anyway. Success is completely contingent on how well you gossip and politic. The "Branchberg Mafia" is run on emotions and direction will change day to day depending on how leadership feels that day. Again I recommend looking somewhere else if you're looking to make an impact and enjoy a challenge. If you enjoy being a sheep or like weak and emotional management. This is the place for you.

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