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Approve of CEO
Alexander Hardy
145 Ratings
Pros
"great benefits and work environment" (in 256 reviews)
"There is Great Work Life balance" (in 222 reviews)
Cons
"gt;work-life balance is tough at times" (in 119 reviews)
"Consensus decision making can impair speed and innovation" (in 71 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"Awesome"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Genentech full-time
Pros
Everything about the company is amazing. Great culture focus on patients and science
Cons
None at this time to note.
- Helpful (1)
"Sr administrative assistant"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Genentech
Pros
great work environment, great and helpful team
Cons
moving from contract to full time is difficult
"Big Pharma with a California flare"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time for less than a year
Pros
This company really puts people first. Lots say this, but this one truly lives it. Extra efforts are put into making sure you can show up as your "whole self" each and every day. They are creative, innovative, entrepreneurial and disruptive. Salary and benefits exceed expectations (as long as you dont live and commute to the home office in SSF where the cost of living negates the perceived advantages relative to other US located Pharma companies.
Cons
Spend so much time connecting and communicating that we have less than needed time to actually do the work. While benefits package is robust, I would like to see greater flexibility in adjusting to what the employee wants... One size fits all is weak. Also calibration and forced ranking remains a backwards approach to rewarding performance but these guys are not the only ones that still believe
Continue readingPros
excellent culture that cares about people
Cons
Lots of politics if you aren't visible with leadership
"I like it"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time
Pros
Good communication, a lot of room to grow, leadership opportunities are encouraged. Pay is solid. Good experience if you decide to go somewhere else.
Cons
Schedule might not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is great for me.
Pros
Good environment, and friendly coworkers
Cons
haven't found it yet, word count
"Great"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time
Pros
Culture, people, science, fun, community
Cons
Lots of change and reorgs
Pros
Great Benefits, Amazing support from management
Cons
I have no cons, working at Genentech is great!
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Genentech full-time
Pros
Awesome science, productive environment, space to grow
Cons
None that I’ve experienced so far
Pros
good culture, high pay, regret leaving
Cons
heavy travel + grueling hours on the leadership side
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