Dendreon Reviews

Pros

Very nice Company to work for. Co-workers are very friendly and helpful! It is a nice work environment.

Cons

12 hours shifts are tough but they pay well.

Pros

Young fun group and a lot of down time

Cons

Not much to do, incompetent supervision, overall disorganized company

Advice to Senior Management

Get it together!

Pros

Dendreon has a great product and it's Seattle office is centrally located downtown. The core employees are great and passionate about what they do.

Cons

Poor leadership communication and feedback on performance. The culture is very inclusive and exclusionary. Also, fiscal responsibility is lacking in some areas.

Pros

Benefits are better than most companies. The new VP seems to really care about the science community.

Cons

HR is incredibly indecisive, a majority of managers are blind to group problems leading to a dysfunctional and unorganized work environment. I am leaving as soon as possible and in talks with other companies. I have worked here for a few years, and the beginning was great. However, with the way things have changed, I would not recommend this company to my worst enemies.

Advice to Senior Management

There is no hope for management...sell or start over.

Pros

interesting technology. pay is competitive.

Cons

unclear how long company will remain viable. profound lack of leadership and decision making ability.

Advice to Senior Management

make a decision. any decision.

Pros

Good pay, decent benefits, caring front line coworkers. You are part of a company where you feel you are touching lives.

Cons

Inept management. The office politics are dysfunctional and rampant. Human Resource department is incapable of making strong decisions. I have witnessed subordinates disrespecting their managers and nothing happens to them. My manager was the most difficult I have ever had... I basically called him on it because I had too much self respect to allow them to continue to mistreat me. It is known in the division that several managers are bullies and nothing happens to them. Do not believe what you hear or see....

Advice to Senior Management

Stop trying to buy employees loyalty and respect with company luncheons and parties. Make a decision and stick with it. Get rid of the prickly managers that seem to go out of the way to do something improperly in order to play political games. Overall if you as senior management do not see this on the front lines... you are blind.

Pros

Pay was the most satisfying thing about Dendreon

Cons

Misleading and under handed company

Advice to Senior Management

None

Pros

Benefits were pretty good comopared to the industry.

Cons

Long hours and environment was not all pleasant.

Advice to Senior Management

Management seriously miscalculated their timing on expanding their business. Communication between the management and the employees were not clear either.

Pros

Excellent benefits package, gained 5 hours vacation time per pay period.

Cons

Terrible communication between upper management and employees

Pros

Involved in a new technology to better science. Very good salary.

Cons

Very hostile environment with large amount of office politics. Sr. Management does not give clear directions, at the end of the day it is never their fault. Long working hours, no work and life balance.