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www.gene.com South San Francisco, CA 5000+ Employees
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Good, but does not live up to the all the hype.

Current Employee – been working at Genentech

ProsThe name of the company. Innovative ideas, on the forefront the latest technology, lots of resources, and job variety.

ConsA lot of times employees opinion for Senior management is not taken into consideration. The people above you will not present your ideas to their superiors if they know it is not what their superiors would like to hear eventhough it may be a great idea. People are afraid to stick their necks out for others. People will do everything to protect their own reputation. It is generally hard to get promoted. It's not uncommon for it to take 3-4 yrs. to go from a research assistant to a res. asscociate, and another 6 years to get a senior Res. associate title. There are always people who are favor more than others. There can be some very long work days.

Advice to Senior ManagementListen more to the people you manage. Be more open.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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